Guides for Philippine retail, restaurant and fast-food employees: split shifts, uniform and cash-shortage deductions, service charges and holiday pay.
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.
Service Incentive Leave Philippines 2026 guide: Article 95 eligibility, exclusions, 5-day SIL rules, cash conversion, pro-rata computation and employee remedies.
Premium Pay Philippines 2026 guide: rest-day and special non-working day rates, the 30% rule, overtime stacking, worked examples and a calculator.
Article 97 defines wage broadly, including commissions and the value of facilities. What counts, what does not, and when facilities may be charged against pay.
Understand 105-day maternity leave in the Philippines, SSS eligibility, full pay, salary differential, documents, calculation and next steps.
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.
14th month pay is a voluntary bonus some Philippine employers pay on top of the mandatory 13th month pay. Here’s how it differs, who qualifies, how it’s calculated and taxed, and what to do if it isn’t paid.
Casual Employment Philippines 2026: Article 295 meaning, the necessary-or-desirable test, the one-year rule, repeated hiring, employee rights, evidence, and when a casual worker becomes regular.
Learn when Philippine wages must be paid, which deductions are legal, how 13th-month pay works, and what employees can do about wage violations.
Learn when the no work, no pay rule applies in the Philippines, its paid exceptions, wage calculations, employer duties, evidence requirements and employee remedies.