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  • U of Pangasinan Faculty Union v. U of Pangasinan Regular professors and teachers are entitled to ECOLA during semestral breaks, their absence from work not being of their own will.

    Necessary work after normal hours OR, Book III, Rule I Sec. 4(c). If the work performed was necessary, or it benefited the employer, or the employee could not abandon his work at the end of his normal working hours because he had no replacement, all time spent for such work shall be considered as hours worked, if the work was with the knowledge of his employer or immediate supervisor.

    Lectures, meeting, trainings OR, Book III, Rule I Sec. 6. Lectures, meetings, training programs. Attendance at lectures, meetings, training programs, and other similar activities shall not be counted as working time if all of the following conditions are met: (a) Attendance is outside of the employee's regular working hours; (b) Attendance is in fact voluntary; and (c) The employee does not perform any productive work during such attendance.

    Travel time

    Rada v. NLRC. The fact that Rada picks up employees of Philnor at certain specified points along EDSA in going to the project site and drops them off at the same points on his way back home, is not merely incidental to petitioners job as a driver. On the contrary, said transportation arrangement had been adopted, not so much for the convenience of the employees, but primarily for the benefit of the employer.

    Overtime in ordinary working day

    LC, 87. Overtime work. - Work may be performed beyond eight (8) hours a day provided that the employee is paid for the overtime work, an additional compensation equivalent to his regular wage plus at least twenty-five percent (25%) thereof. Work performed beyond eight hours on a holiday or rest day shall be paid an additional compensation equivalent to the rate of the first eight hours on a holiday or rest day plus at least thirty percent (30%)thereof

    OR, Book III, Rule I Sec. 8. Overtime pay. Any employee covered by this Rule who is permitted or required to work beyond eight (8) hours on ordinary working days shall be paid an additional compensation for the overtime work in the amount equivalent to his regular wage plus at least twenty-five percent (25%) thereof.

    Emergency or compulsory overtime work

    LC, 89. Emergency overtime work. - Any employee may be required by the employer to perform overtime work in any of the following cases: (a) When the country is at war or when any other national or local emergency has been declared by the National Assembly or the Chief Executive; (b) When it is necessary to prevent loss of life or property or in case of imminent danger to public safety due to an actual or impending emergency in the locality caused by serious accidents, fire, flood, typhoon, earthquake, epidemic, or other disaster or calamity; (c) When there is urgent work to be performed on machines, installations, or equipment, in order to avoid serious loss or damage to the employer or some other cause of similar nature; (d) When the work is necessary to prevent loss or damage to perishable goods; and (e) Where the completion or continuation of the work started before the eighth hour is necessary to prevent serious obstruction or prejudice to the business or operations of the employer. Any employee required to render overtime work under this Article shall be paid the additional compensation required in this Chapter.

    AbdulJuahid R. Pigcaulan vs. Security and Credit Investigation, Inc. and/or Rene Amby Reyes - In the absence of any concrete proof that additional service beyond the normal working hours and days had been rendered, overtime pay cannot be granted. Handwritten itemized computations are self-serving, unreliable and unsubstantiated evidence to sustain the grant of salary differentials, particularly overtime pay. Unsigned and unauthenticated as they are, there is no way of verifying the truth of the handwritten entries stated therein.

    Undertime work/leave LC, 88. Undertime not offset by overtime. - Undertime work on any particular day shall not be offset by overtime work on any other day. Permission given to the employee to go on leave on someother day of the week shall not exempt the employer from paying the additional compensation required in this Chapter.

    Additional compensation LC, 87. Overtime work. - Work may be performed beyond eight (8) hours a day provided that the employee is paid for the overtime work, an additional compensation equivalent to his regular wage plus at least twenty-five percent (25%) thereof. Work performed beyond eight hours on a holiday or rest day shall be paid an additional compensation equivalent to the rate of the first eight hours on a holiday or rest day plus at least thirty percent (30%) thereof.

    Night work

    Coverage/exclusions

    OR, Book III, Rule II Sec. 1. Coverage. This Rule shall apply to all employees except: (a) Those of the government and any of its political subdivisions, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations; (b) Those of retail and service establishments regularly employing not more than five (5) workers; (c) Domestic helpers and persons in the personal service of another; (d) Managerial employees as defined in Book Three of this Code; (e) Field personnel and other employees whose time and performance is unsupervised by the employer including those who are

    engaged on task or contract basis, purely commission basis, or those who are paid a fixed amount for performing work irrespective of the time consumed in the performance thereof.

    Additional compensation LC, 86. Night shift differential. - Every employee shall be paid a night shift differential of not less than ten percent (10%) of his regular wage for each hour of work performed between ten oclock in the evening and six oclock in the morning.

    OR, Book III, Rule II Sec. 2. Night shift differential. An employee shall be paid night shift differential of no less than ten per cent (10%) of his regular wage for each hour of work performed between ten o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morning.

    OR, Book III, Rule II Sec. 3. Additional compensation. Where an employee is permitted or suffered to work on the period covered after his work schedule, he shall be entitled to his regular wage plus at least twenty-five per cent (25%) and an additional amount of no less than ten per cent (10%) of such overtime rate for each hour or work performed between 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

    OR, Book III, Rule II Sec. 4. Additional compensation on scheduled restday/special holiday. An employee who is required or permitted to work on the period covered during rest days and/or special holidays not falling on regular holidays, shall be paid a compensation equivalent to his regular wage plus at least thirty (30%) per cent and an additional amount of not lessthan ten (10%) per cent of such premium pay rate for each hour of work performed.

    OR, Book III, Rule II Sec. 5. Additional compensation on regular holidays. For work on the period covered during regular holidays, an employee shall be entitled to his regular wage during these days plus an additional compensation of no less than ten (10%) per cent of such premiumrate for each hour of work performed.

    Lepanto Consolidated Mining v. Lepanto Local Staff Union. The terms and conditions of a collective bargaining contract constitute the law betweenthe parties.

    Shell Oil v. NLU. If night work cannot be avoided, it is only right that the night workers should receive more than their day counterparts. It is a universal fact that regular work is that during the day, and work during the night is exceptional and justified only be inevitable causes.

    Weekly rest periods

    Coverage/exclusions LC, 82. Coverage. - The provisions of this Title shall apply to employees in all establishments and undertakings whether for profitor not, but not to government employees, managerial employees, field personnel, members of the family of the employer who are dependent on him for support, domestic helpers, persons in the personal service of another, and workers who are paid by results as determined by the Secretary of Labor in appropriate regulations. As used herein, "managerial employees" refer to those whose primary duty consists of the management of the establishment in which they are employed or of a department or subdivision thereof, and to other officers or members of the managerial staff."Field personnel" shall refer to non-agricultural employees who regularly perform their duties away from the principal place of business or branch office of the employer and whose actual hours of work in the field cannot be determined with reasonable certainty.

    LC, 91. Right to weekly rest day. - (a) It shall be the duty of every employer, whether operating for profit or not, to provide each of his employees a rest period of not less than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours after every six (6) consecutive normal work days. (b) The employer shall determine and schedule the weekly rest day of his employees subject to collective bargaining agreement and to such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Labor and Employment may provide. However, the employer shall respect the preference of employees as to their weekly rest day when such preference is based on religious grounds. OR, Book III, Rule III Sec. 1.General statement on coverage. This Rule shall apply to all employers whether operating for profit or not, including public utilities operated by private persons.

    Right to weekly rest period

    LC, 91(a) Right to weekly rest day. - (a) It shall be the duty of every employer, whether operating for profit or not, to provide each of his employees a rest period of not less than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours after every six (6) consecutive normal work days.

    OR, Book III, Rule III Sec. 3. Weekly rest day. Every employer shall give his employees a rest period of not less than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours after every six consecutive normal work days.

    Determination/preference of employee

    LC, 91(b) The employer shall determine and schedule the weekly rest day of his employees subject to collective bargaining agreement and to such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Labor and Employment may provide. However, the employer shall respect the preference of employees as to their weekly rest day when such preference is based on religious grounds.

    OR, Book III, Rule III Sec. 4. Preference of employee. The preference of the employee as to his weekly day of rest shall be respected by the employer if the same is based on religious grounds. The employee shall make known his preference to the employer in writing at least seven (7)

    days before the desired effectivity of the initial rest day so preferred. Where, however, the choice of the employee as to his rest day based on religious grounds will inevitably result in serious prejudice or obstruction to the operations of the undertaking and the employer cannot normally be expected to resort to other remedial measures, the employer may so schedule the weekly rest day of his choice for at least two (2) days in a month.

    OR, Book III, Rule III Sec. 5. Schedule of rest day. (a) Where the weekly rest is given to all employees simultaneously, the employer shall make known such rest period by means of a written notice posted conspicuously in the work place at least one week before it becomes effective. (b) Where the rest period is not granted to all employees simultaneously and collectively, the employer shall make known to the employees their respective schedules of weekly rest through written notices posted conspicuously in the work place at least one week before they become effective.

    Compulsory work on rest day LC, 92. When employer may require work on a rest day. - The employer may require his employees to work on any day: (a) In case of actual or impending emergencies caused by serious accident,fire, flood, typhoon, earthquake, epidemic or other disaster or calamity to prevent loss of life and property, or imminent danger to public safety; (b) In cases of urgent work to be performed on the machinery, equipment, or installation, to avoid serious loss which the employer would otherwise suffer; (c) In the event of abnormal pressure of work due to special circumstances, where the employer cannot ordinarily be expected to resort to other measures;(d) To prevent loss or damage to perishable goods;(e) Where the nature of the work requires continuous operations and the stoppage of work may result in irreparable injury or loss to the employer; and (f) Under other circumstances analogous or similar to the foregoing as determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment

    OR, Book III, Rule III Sec. 6. When work on rest day authorized. An employer may require any of his employees to work on his scheduled rest day for the duration of the following emergencies and exceptional conditions: (a) In case of actual or impending emergencies caused by serious accident,fire, flood, typhoon, earthquake, epidemic or other disaster or calamity, to prevent loss of life or property, or in cases of force majeure or imminent danger to public safety; (b) In case of urgent work to be performed on machineries, equipment or installations to avoid serious loss which the employer would otherwise suffer; (c) In the event of abnormal pressure of work due to special circumstances, where the employer cannot ordinarily be expected to resort to other measures;(d) To prevent serious loss of perishable goods; (e) Where the nature of the work is such that the employees have to work continuously for seven (7) days in a week or more, as in the case of the crew members of a vessel to complete a voyage and in other similar cases; and (f) When the work is necessary to avail of favorable weather or environmental conditions where performance or quality of work is dependent thereon. No employee shall be required against his will to work on his scheduled rest day except under circumstances provided in this Section: Provided, However, that where an employee volunteers to work on his rest day under other circumstances, he shall express such desire in writing, subject to the provisions of Section 7 hereof regarding additional compensation.

    Premium pay LC, 93(a) Compensation for rest day, Sunday or holiday work.- (a) Where an employee is made or permitted to work on his scheduled restday, he shall be paid an additional compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of his regular wage. An employee shall be entitled to such additional compensation for work performed on Sunday only when it is his established rest day.

    LC, 93(b). When the nature of the work of the employee is such that he has no regular workdays and no regular rest days can be scheduled, he shall bepaid an additional compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of his regular wage for work performed on Sundays and holidays.

    LC, 93(c). Work performed on any special holiday shall be paid an additional compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of the regular wage of the employee. Where such holiday work falls on the employees scheduled rest day, he shall be entitled to an additional compensation of at least fifty per cent (50%) of his regular wage.

    OR, Book III, Rule III Sec. 7. Compensation on rest day/Sunday/holiday. (a) Except those employees referred to under Section 2, Rule I, Book Three, an employee who is made or permitted to work on his scheduled restday shall be paid with an additional compensation of at least 30% of his regular wage. An employee shall be entitled to such additional compensation for work performed on a Sunday only when it is his established rest day. (b) Where the nature of the work of the employee is such that he has no regular work days and no regular rest days can be scheduled, he shall be paid an additional compensation of at least 30% of his regular wage for work performed on Sundays and holidays. (c) Work performed on any special holiday shall be paid with an additional compensation of at least 30% of the regular wage of the employees. Where such holiday work falls on the employee's scheduled rest day, he shall be entitled to additional compensation of at least 50% of his regular wage.(d) The payment of additional compensation for work performed on regular holiday shall be governed by Rule IV, Book Three, of these regulations.(e) Where the collective bargaining agreement or other applicable

  • employment contract stipulates the payment of a higher premium pay than that prescribed under this Section, the employer shall pay such higher rate.

    Work on a Sunday or holiday which is also a scheduled rest day

    LC, 93(a). Compensation for rest day, Sunday or holiday work. - (a) Where an employee is made or permitted to work on his scheduled rest day, he shall be paid an additional compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of his regular wage. An employee shall be entitled to such additional compensation for work performed on Sunday only when it is his established rest day

    LC, 93(b) When the nature of the work of the employee is such that he has no regular workdays and no regular rest days can be scheduled, he shall bepaid an additional compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of his regular wage for work performed on Sundays and holidays.

    OR, Book III, Rule III Sec. 7(a). Compensation on rest day/Sunday/holiday. (a) Except those employees referred to under Section 2, Rule I, Book Three, an employee who is made or permitted to work on his scheduled restday shall be paid with an additional compensation of at least 30% of his regular wage. An employee shall be entitled to such additional compensation for work performed on a Sunday only when it is his established rest day.

    OR, Book III, Rule III Sec. 7(b). Where the nature of the work of the employee is such that he has no regular work days and no regular rest dayscan be scheduled, he shall be paid an additional compensation of at least 30% of his regular wage for work performed on Sundays and holidays. 7. CBA on higher premium pay

    LC, 93(d) Where the collective bargaining agreement or other applicable employment contract stipulates the payment of a higher premium pay than that prescribed under this Article, the employer shall pay such higher rate.

    OR, Book III, Rule III Sec. 7(e). Where the collective bargaining agreement or other applicable employment contract stipulates the payment of a higher premium pay than that prescribed under this Section, the employer shall pay such higher rate.

    OR, Book III, Rule III Sec. 9. Relation to agreements. Nothing herein shall prevent the employer and his employees or their representatives in entering into any agreement with terms more favorable to the employees than those provided herein, or be used to diminish any benefit granted to the employees under existing laws, agreements, and voluntary employer practices.