Guides for Philippine factory, manufacturing and warehouse workers: overtime, night shift pay, rest days, safety and job security.
Philippine law requires a 60-minute meal break that is generally unpaid, but only if the employee is completely free from duty. Learn the legal test, the narrow 20-minute shortening exception, and the Supreme Court cases on interrupted or on-call breaks.
An employer generally does not need an employee’s consent to transfer or reassign them — but the move must pass a two-part legal test: no demotion or diminution of pay and benefits, and no unreasonableness, prejudice, or bad faith. This guide covers the Supreme Court test, key cases from 1989 to 2021, and what employees and employers should do when a transfer is disputed.
Floating status lets a security agency keep an employee on the books without pay while waiting for a new client assignment — but only for a maximum of six months. This guide covers the Article 301 legal basis, the Supreme Court’s six-month rule and burden of proof, red flags for abuse, and what happens once floating status ripens into constructive dismissal.
Article 295 explains when an employee is considered regular in the Philippines, including the necessary-or-desirable test, the one-year casual-employment rule, probationary employment, project work, evidence, and remedies.
Service Incentive Leave Philippines 2026 guide: Article 95 eligibility, exclusions, 5-day SIL rules, cash conversion, pro-rata computation and employee remedies.
Last materially reviewed: August 16, 2026 Most workplace disputes involve two parties. Labor-only contracting involves three — a principal, a contractor, and the workers — and the whole question is which of the two companies is actually the employer, and who pays when something goes wrong. That makes it a different problem from endo. Endo…
Undertime cannot be offset against overtime under Article 88 of the Labor Code. How undertime is computed, what employers may lawfully do instead, and how to dispute a payslip.
RA 11058 is the Philippine Occupational Safety and Health Law. It requires employers to provide safe workplaces, hazard information, training, necessary protective equipment, and appropriate OSH systems.
Retirement Pay Philippines 2026: check Article 302/RA 7641 eligibility, the age and five-year service rules, 22.5-day statutory formula, six-month rounding, exemptions and estimated retirement pay.
13th month pay is the one year-end bonus every covered private-sector employee in the Philippines is legally entitled to. Here’s who qualifies, how it’s computed, the December 24 deadline, tax treatment, and what to do if it isn’t paid.