Guides for Philippine retail, restaurant and fast-food employees: split shifts, uniform and cash-shortage deductions, service charges and holiday pay.
Probationary employment Philippines 2026: understand Article 296, the six-month limit, standards that must be made known at engagement, valid termination during probation, and when regularization happens.
Holiday Pay Philippines 2026 guide: compare regular holidays, special non-working days, rest-day premiums and overtime, with examples and a calculator.
Learn the DOLE rules on overtime pay in the Philippines, including 2026 rates, computation examples, exemptions, evidence, and remedies for unpaid overtime.
Learn the 2026 minimum wage rates across Philippine regions, how wage boards set them, who is covered, and what employees can do about underpayment.
Learn when resigned employees receive prorated 13th-month pay in the Philippines, how to calculate it, when it should be paid, and what to do if payment is delayed.
Learn DOLE rules on compressed workweeks, telecommuting, reduced workdays, schedule changes, overtime, employee consent, and implementation.
Learn when a work schedule change may violate Philippine labor law, what evidence to collect, and how to file a Request for Assistance through DOLE SEnA.
Learn which salary deductions are legal, how to challenge unauthorized deductions, and how to seek reimbursement through DOLE or SEnA in the Philippines.
Learn the Philippine Labor Code rules on the eight-hour workday, 12-hour shifts, overtime, breaks, weekly rest, night work, and employee remedies.
An employer generally cannot withhold an employee’s earned wages or final pay indefinitely. Under DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06, Series of 2020, final pay should ordinarily be released within 30 days from the employee’s separation or termination, unless a company policy, employment agreement, or collective bargaining agreement provides a more favorable period. Employers may make…