Use this hub to understand how Philippine law defines, protects and computes employee compensation. It connects basic wage rules with minimum wage, statutory benefits, lawful deductions and common payroll disputes.
Core concepts: Wage · Minimum Wage · Wage Deduction · Holiday Pay · Thirteenth-Month Pay · Service Incentive Leave · Diminution of Benefits.
Recommended starting guides and tools: Minimum Wage in the Philippines · Labor Code Rules on Wages · Net Pay Calculator Guide · Pro-Rated 13th-Month Pay Calculator.
No general Philippine law requires private employers to grant paid bereavement leave. Learn what the Labor Code actually says, the Civil Service rule for government employees, and when an employer’s own company practice can turn a discretionary benefit into a legal right.
Use this worksheet to make a preliminary check of maternity-leave eligibility and estimate the SSS benefit and possible employer-paid salary differential. It is not an official SSS computation. Verify the contribution record and claim result in My.SSS. Part 1: Identify the maternity contingency Contingency Standard compensable period Live childbirth, normal or caesarean 105 days Live…
There is no single Philippine minimum wage — 17 Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards each set their own rate. See the current daily minimum wage for every region as of September 2026, including the NCR-27/NCR-28 wage order dispute, and what employees and employers should do next.
Wage distortion under Article 124 of the Labor Code happens when a prescribed wage increase erases the intentional pay gap between job levels. This guide explains the Supreme Court’s four-element test, the suggested NWPC correction formulas, and how disputes are resolved in unionized and non-union workplaces.
Philippine law entitles qualified women employees to a two-month, full-pay special leave after surgery caused by a gynecological disorder under Section 18 of the Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710). This guide covers eligibility, covered surgeries, pay computation, documentation, and what to do if an employer denies or underpays the benefit.
Solo parent employees in the Philippines are entitled to seven paid working days of parental leave a year under RA 11861, on top of other leave benefits. Learn the eligibility rules, service requirement, how to avail of it, and what happens when an employer refuses.
Download the DOLE-BWC Handbook on Workers’ Statutory Monetary Benefits, 2024 Edition, free and without an email form — and read every pay multiplier, leave benefit, formula and coverage rule from it summarised in full on this page.
Republic Act No. 11360 requires 100% of collected service charges to be distributed equally among covered hotel and restaurant employees — including probationary, casual and agency-hired staff — at least twice a month. This guide covers who qualifies, how shares are computed, common violations, and how to enforce your entitlement.
A Solo Parent ID (SPIC) under RA 8972, as amended by RA 11861, unlocks a flexible work schedule, seven days of paid parental leave, and other government benefits. Here is who qualifies, what to bring to the City or Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, and how the one-year renewal works.
Wage Order NCR-27 set the NCR non-agriculture minimum wage at ₱755/day (effective July 25, 2026) – but a court injunction has suspended it. Rates, tranches and current status.