2016 Revised Handbook

HANDBOOK ON
WORKERS’ STATUTORY
MONETARY BENEFITS
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

BUREAU OF WORKING CONDITIONS
INTRAMUROS, MANILA
2016
The Project Team
Alvin B. Curada, Catherine Legados -Parado, Nicanor V. Bon, Emila T. de Guzman,

Lalaine M. Familara, Julienne C. Recamara, Euniz, Johanne M. Garcia and other
BWC staff
All Rights Reserved
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Department of Labor and Employme nt.
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Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC)
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3 r d Floor, DOLE Bldg., Intra m ur os , Manila
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Cover Art : Ma. Alea Razelle S. Gaela

Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Intramuros, Manila
FOREWORD
We are pleased to present a reprint of the 2016 Handbook
on Workers’ Statutory Monetary Benefits – an updated and
comprehensive material on recent developments in Philippine
labor laws and regulations.
Through the years, this Handbook has become a dependable guide not only for
workers and employers, but also to students, labor law practitioners, and the general
public. The consistently enthusiastic reception extended to this work has prompted us
to issue a reprinted edition.
This reprint forms part of our vigorous and strengthened enforcement activities
under the new administration. We commit to be steadfast in addressing abuses in
employment arrangements while remaining strict yet equitable. Toward such end, we
intend to educate stakeholders and inspire a culture of voluntary compliance with
labor laws in as many workplaces as possible.
In this edition, we added more detailed illustrations and sample wage

computations to facilitate the computation of equivalent monthly rates for daily-paid
and monthly-paid workers. Another new item is the enumeration of the regional
minimum wage rates prescribed in the latest Wage Orders. We also included entries
on the exemption from the minimum wage law of barangay micro business enterprises
under the BMBE Act of 2002, as amended by the Go Negosyo Act of 2014.
An equally important development is the inclusion of entries on the income tax

exemption on minimum wage earners under R.A. No. 9504; the tax treatment on
separation pay and retirement pay; and the tax implication on 13 th month pay in view
of the passage of R.A. No. 10653 which raised the income tax exemption ceiling to
P82,000.
We sincerely hope that, with this Handbook, we can stay true to our mandate of
promoting full, decent, and productive employment opportunities for every Filipino
worker in every workplace throug ho ut the countr y.
SILVESTRE H. BELLO III

Secretary
CONTENTS
COM PLIANCE GUIDE 1
1. M INIM UM WAGE
A. Coverage 3
B. Minimum Wage Rates 4
C. Basis 6
D. Monthly-Paid and Daily-Paid Employees 6
E. Minimum Wage and Rights of Kasam bahay 8
F. Effect of Reduction of Workdays on Wages 9
G. Penalty and Double Indemni ty for Violation of the Prescribed
Increases or Adjustme nts in the Wage Rates (RA 8188) 9
H. Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) 9
I. Minimum Wage of Workers Paid by Results 10
J. Minimum Wage of Apprentices, Lea rners, & Persons with Disability 10
K. Coverage from Income Tax of Minimum Wage Earners 11
2. HOLIDAY PAY (Article 94)

A. Definition 12
B. Coverage 12
C. Regular Holidays 13
D. Muslim Holidays 14
E. Absences 15
F. Successive Regular Holidays 16
G. Temporar y or Periodic Shutdown/Ces sa tio n of Work 16
H. Holiday Pay of Certain Employees 16
3. PREM IUM PAY (Articles 91 -93)

A. Definition 17
B. Coverage 17
C. Special Days 18
D. Premium Pay Rates 19
4. OVERT IM E PAY (Article 87)

A. Definition 20
B. Coverage 20
C. Overtime Pay Rates 20
D. Stipulated Overtime Rates 21
5. NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENT IAL (Article 86)
A. Definition 22
B. Coverage 22
C. Computation of Night Shift Differential 23
6. SERVICE CHARGES (Article 96)

A. Sharing 25
B. Payments 25
C. Tips 25
7. SERVICE INCENT IVE LEAVE (Article 95)

A. Coverage 26
B. Meaning of “one year of service” 27
C. Usage/Conver sio n to Cash 27
8. M AT ERNIT Y LEAVE (RA 1161, as amended by RA 8282)

A. Coverage 28
B. Entitleme nt 28
9. PAT ERNIT Y LEAVE (RA 8187)

A. Coverage 29
B. The Paternity Leave Benefit 29
C. Conditions for Entitleme nt 30
D. Application for Paternity Leave 30
E. Non-conve rsi o n to Cash 30
F. Crediting of Existing Benefits 30
10. PARENTAL LEAVE FOR SOLO PARENT S (RA 8972)

A. Coverage 31
B. Definition of Terms 32
C. The Parental Leave Benefit 32
D. Conditions for Entitleme nt 32
E. Non-conve rsi o n to Cash 32
F. Crediting of Existing Leave 33
G. Terminatio n of the Benefit 33
H. Protection Against Work Discrimination 33
11. LEAVE FOR VICT IM S OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOM EN
AND T HEIR CHILDREN (RA 9262)
A. Definition 34
B. Coverage and Purpose 34
C. Requireme nt for Entitleme nt 34
D. The Benefit 35
E. Usage of the Benefit 35
12. SPECIAL LEAVE FOR WOM EN (RA 9710)

A. Coverage 36
B. Definition of Term 36
C. Conditions for Entitleme nt 36
D. The Special Leave Benefit 36
E. Usage 37
F. Nonconver sio n to Cash 37
13. T HIRT EENT H-M ONT H PAY (PD 851)

A. Coverage 38
B. Definition of Rank-and- File Employees 38
C. Minimum Amount 38
D. Formula and Computatio n of 13 th Month Pay 39
E. Exempted Employers 40
F. Time of Payment of Thirteenth -M o nth Pay 40
G. Thirteenth- Mo nth Pay for Certain Types of Employees 41
H. Thirteenth- Mo nth Pay of Resigned or Separated Employee 41
I. Non-inclusio n in Regular Wage 42
J. Coverage from Income Tax of the 13 th Month Pay 42
14. SEPARAT ION PAY (Articles 2 98- 299)

A. One-Half Month Pay per Year of Service 43
B. One-Month Pay per Year of Service 44
C. Notice of Terminatio n 44
D. Basis of Separation Pay 44
E. Inclusio n of Regular Allowance in the Computation 44
F. Coverage from Income Tax of Separation Pay 45
15. RET IREM ENT PAY (Article 302)

A. Coverage 46
B. Amount of Retirement Pay 46
C. Retirement Benefits under a Collective Bargaining Agreement/
Applicable Contract 47
D. Retirement Benefits of Workers who are Paid by Results 47
E. Retirement Benefit of Part-time Workers 48
F. Retirement Benefit of Undergro und or Surface Mine Employees under
Republic Act No. 8558 as amended by Republic Act No. 10757 48
G. Other Benefits upon Retirement 49
H. Coverage from Income Tax of Retirement Pay 49
16. BENEFIT S UNDER T HE EM PLOYEES’ COM PENSAT ION

PROGRAM (PD 626)
A. The Employees’ Compensation Program 50
B. Coverage 50
C. The Benefits 50
D. Kinds of Disability 51
E. Filing of Claims 52
F. Obligations /Respo nsibi li ties of Employers 53
17. PHILHEALT H BENEFIT S (RA 7875, as amended by RA 9241)

A. The National Health Insura nce Program 54
B. Coverage 54
C. The Benefits 55
18. SOCIAL SECURIT Y BENEFIT S (RA 1161, as amended by

RA 8282)
A. The Social Security Program 59
B. Coverage 59
C. The Benefits 59
19. PAG-IBIG BENEFIT S (RA 9679)

A. The Home Development Mutua l Fund (HDMF) 62
B. Coverage 62
C. The Benefits 64
D. Monthly Contributio n 66
APPENDIX Directory of DOLE Regional Offices 67

Directory of DOLE -NCR Field Offices 68
The Bureau of Working Conditions 69
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C OMPLIANCE G UIDE
Retail & Service
Applicable Labor Establishments Non- Reference
Standards Employing 1 Employing 1 Agriculture (Page no.)
to 5 workers to 9 workers
Minimum Wage    2
Holiday pay N/A N/A  12
Premium pay    17
Overtime pay    20
Night shift pay N/A   22
Service charges    25
Service incentive leave N/A N/A  26
Maternity leave    28
Paternity leave    29
Parental leave    31
Leave for VAWC    34
Special leave for women    36
13 th month pay    38
Separation pay    43
Retirement pay N/A N/A**  46
ECC benefits*    50
PhilHealth benefits*    54
SSS benefits*    59
Pag-IBIG benefits *    62
*will be paid by the Governm ent
** em ploying not m ore than 10 workers
Subsidized M eals and Snacks

The employer may provide subsidized meals and snacks to his employees
provided that the subsidy shall not be less than 30% of the fair and reasonable
value of such facilities. In such case, the employer may deduct from the wa ges
of the employees not more than 70% of the value of the meals and snacks
enjoyed by the employees, provided further that such deduction is with the
written authorization of the employees concerned. (Sec. 4 Rule VII -A, Book III
of the Rules Implementing the Labor Code). For the computation of the fair and
reasonable value of the meals given, the employer may seek assistance from
concerned Regional Tripar ti te Wages and Producti vi ty Board (RTW PBs) .
Salary of Kasam bahay who works as salesclerk

A Kasambahay who works as salesclerk should receive salary in
accordance with the prescribed minimum wage which is applicable in the retail
and service establi shments, under existi ng Wage Orders.
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M INIMUM W AGE
Republic Act No. 6727 (also known as the “Wage Rationa lization Act”)
mandates the fixing of the minimum wages applicable to different industrial
sectors, namely, non-agriculture, agriculture plantation, and non-
plantation, cottage/handicraft, and retail/service, depending on the number
of workers or capitalization or annual gross sales in some sectors.
The Rules Implementing RA 6727 define the industrial sectors as

follows:
“Agriculture” refers to farming in all its branches and, among others,

includes the cultivation and tillage of the soil, production, cultivation,
growing and harvesting of any agricultural or horticultural commodities,
dairying, raising of livestock or poultry, the culture of fish and other
aquatic products in farms or ponds, and any activities performed by a
farmer or on a farm as an inci dent to or in conjunction with such farming
operations, but does not include the manufacturing and/or processing of
sugar, coconut, abaca, tobacco, pineapple, aquatic or other farm
products.
“Retail Establishment” is one principally engaged in the sale of goods to

end-users for personal or household use. A retail establishment that
regular ly engages in wholesale activi ti es loses its retail character.
“Service Establishment” is one principally engaged in the sale of

service to individuals for their own or household use and is generally
recognized as such.
The said law rationalized wage determination by establishing the

mechanism and proper standards through the creation of Regional
Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTW PBs) authorized to
determine the daily minimum wage rates in the following different regions
based on established criteria:
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National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila

Cordiller a Admini str ati ve Region (CAR)
Region 1 - Norther n Luzon or Ilocos
Region 2 - Cagayan Valley
Region 3 - Central Luzon
Region 4-A - CALABAR ZO N (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon)
Region 4-B - MIMARO PA (Mindor o, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan)
Region 5 - Bicol
Region 6 - W estern Visayas
Region 7 - Central Visayas
Region 8 - Easter n Visayas
Negros Island Region – (Negros Oriental & Negros Occidental) a
Region 9 - W estern Mindanao or Zamboanga Peninsula
Region 10 - Norther n Mindanao
Region 11 - Souther n Mindanao or Davao
Region 12 - Central Mindanao or SOCCSKSAR GEN (South
Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat-
Sarangani, Gener al Santos)
Region 13 - Caraga
Autonom ous Region in Musli m Mindanao (ARMM)
The Regional Wage Orders prescribe the daily minimum wage rates
per industry per locality within the region and in so me instances depending
on the number of workers and the capitalization of enterprises. The Wage
Orders likewise provide the basis and procedure for application for
exemption from compliance therefrom. Some Wage Orders grant
allowances instead of wage incre ases.
A. Coverage
A.1 The wage increases prescribed under Wage Orders apply to all
private sector workers and employees receiving the daily minimum wage
rates or those receiving up to a certain daily wage ceiling, where
applicable, regardless of their position, designation, or status of
employment, and irrespective of the method by whic h their wages are paid,
except workers of duly registered Barangay Micro Business Enterprises
(BMBEs) with Certificate of Authority issued by the Office of the Municipal
or City Treasurer.
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Ex ec utiv e Or der No. 183 c r eating a Negr os Is land Region and f or Other Pur pos es is s ued on 29 May 2015.
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A.2 Upon application with and as determined by an RTW PB, based on

documentation and other requirements in accordance with applicable rules
and regulations issued by the National Wages and Productivity
Commission (NW PC), a company/establishm ent may be exempted from
compliance with a Wage Order for a period not to exceed one (1) year.
B. M inimum Wage Rates
DAILY M INIM UM WAGE (M W)

National Capital Region
As of 02 June 2016
Cities/Munic ipa lit ies
Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandalu yo ng, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa,
Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon, San Juan, Taguig, Valenzue la , and Municipalities
of Navotas and Pateros
New New
MW under
COLA Basic New Minimum
Sector/Industry W.O. No.
Integration Wage WO COLA Wage
NCR-19 b
NCR-20 Rates
Non-agriculture
including Private
P466.00 P15.00 P481.00 P10.00 P491.00
Hospitals with bed
capacity of 100 or less
Agriculture
Plantation 429.00 15.00 444.00 10.00 454.00
Non-planta tio n 429.00 15.00 444.00 10.00 454.00
Retail/Service
Establishments
Employing 15 workers or
429.00 15.00 444.00 10.00 454.00
less
Manufacturing
Establishments
Regularly employing
429.00 15.00 444.00 10.00 454.00
less than 10 workers
b Integr ation of P15.00 COLA per day under Wage Or der NCR - 19 into the bas ic pay ;
New COLA of P10.00 per day upon ef f ec tiv ity on 2 June 2016;
Wor ker s in the p r iv ate hos pitals w ith bed c apac ity of 100 or les s r e - c las s if ied into Non - A gr ic ultur e Sec tor .
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Summary of Current Regional Daily M inimum Wage Rates

Non-Agriculture, Agriculture
(In P es os )
(A s of A ugus t 2016)
WO No. NON- AGRICULTURE
REGION
DATE OF EFFECTIVITY AGRICULTURE Plantation Non-Plantation
NCR c W O 20/ June 2, 2016 P 454. 00 - 491. 00 P 454. 00 P 454. 00
CA R d W O 17/ June 29, 2015 265. 00 - 285. 00 255. 00 - 285. 00 255. 00 - 285. 00
Ie W O 17/ July 19, 2015 227. 00 - 253. 00 233. 00 227. 00

IIf W O 17/ May 14, 2016 300. 00 280. 00 280. 00
IIIg W O 19/ January 1, 2016 313. 00 - 364. 00 298. 00 - 334. 00 298. 00 - 334. 00
IV -A h W O 17/ July 1, 2016 285. 00 - 378. 50 275. 00 - 353. 50 275. 00 - 333. 50
IV -B i W O 07/ July 3, 2015 225. 00 - 285. 00 230. 00 - 235. 00 230. 00 - 235. 00

Vj W O 17/ Dec ember 25, 2015 248. 00 - 265. 00 248. 00 248. 00
V Ik WO 22/ May 2, 2015 256. 50 - 298. 50 266. 50 256. 50
V II l W O19/ Oc t ober 10, 2015 295. 00 - 353. 00 275. 00 - 335. 00 275. 00 - 335. 00
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V III W O 18/ Marc h 30, 2015 260. 00 241. 00 235. 00
IXn W O 18/ June 10, 2013 280. 00 255. 00 235. 00

Xo W O 18/ July 3, 2015 303. 00 - 318. 00 291. 00 - 306. 00 291. 00 - 306. 00
XIp W O 18/ June 1, 2014 317. 00 307. 00 307. 00

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XII W O 18/ A ug. 1, 2014 275. 00 257. 00 257. 00
XIII r W O 14/ July 1, 2016 275. 00 275. 00 275. 00

A RMM s W O 16/ May 1, 2016 265. 00 255. 00 255. 00
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P ro vi d e s P 1 0 CO L A a n d i n t e g ra t i o n o f t h e P 1 5 CO L A u n d e r WO NCR -1 9 i n t h e b a si c p a y.
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G ra n t e d P 5 & P 1 0 u n d e r WO No . 1 6 & P 2 -P 8 i n cre a se i n t h e b a si c p a y u p o n e f f e c t i vi t y; i n t e g ra t i o n o f t h e re m a i n i n g P 1 0 &
P 1 5 CO L A e f f e ct i ve Ja n . 1 , 2 0 1 6 .
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G ra n t e d P 1 4 . 0 0 i n cre a se i n b a si c p a y i n t h e No n -A g ri (m i cro ) a n d A g ri cu l t u re (No n -P l a n t a t i o n t o b e g i ve n i n t wo
t ra n ch e s; P 7 u p o n e f f e ct i vi t y & P 7 o n De c. 1 , 2 0 1 5 .
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G ra n t e d P 4 5 -P 5 3 i n cre a se i n b a si c p a y f o r n o n -a g ri cu l t u re ; P 3 7 -P 4 5 f o r a g ri cu l t u re ; P 5 3 -P 6 1 f o r re t a i l / se rvi ce e m p l o yi n g
m o re t h a n 1 0 wo rke rs a n d P 3 1 f o r R/ S e m p l o yi n g l e ss t h a n 1 0 wo rke rs.
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G ra n t e d P 1 5 . 0 0 wa g e i n cre a se i n t h e b a si c p a y f o r a l l re g i o n s i n t wo t ra n ch e s: P 8 u p o n e f f e ct i vi t y & P 7 e f f e ct i ve M a y 1 ,
2 0 1 6 . G ra n t e d P 2 0 i n cre a se i n b a si c p a y f o r re t a i l / se rvi ce e st a b l i sh m e n t s e m p l o yi n g l e ss t h a n 1 6 wo rke rs i n A u ro ra
p ro vi n ce ; P 1 0 u p o n e f f e ct i vi t y & P 1 0 e f f e ct i ve M a y 1 , 2 0 1 6 .
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G ra n t e d P 1 2 i n cre a se i n t h e b a si c p a y f o r wo rke rs re ce i vi n g b e l o w P 2 6 7 ) a n d P 1 3 S E A f o r wo rke rs re ce i vi n g a b o ve P 2 6 7
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I n t e g ra t e d t h e P 5 CO L A i n t o t h e b a si c p a y & g ra n t e d P 5 -P 3 0 i n cre a se i n b a si c p a y t o b e g i ve n i n f o u r t ra n ch e s
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G ra n t e d P 5 . 0 0 t o P 1 2 . 0 0 i n cre a se i n b a si c p a y.
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G ra n t e d P 1 3 i n cre a se i n b a si c p a y wi t h i n M e t ro Ce b u a n d P 1 0 f o r a l l su g a r m i l l wo rke rs
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I n t e g ra t e d t h e P 1 5 CO L A u n d e r WO No . 1 6 ; P 6 I n cre a se i n b a si c p a y f o r R/ S e m p l o yi n g 1 0 wo rke rs & b e l o w u p o n
e f f e ct i vi t y; a n d P 1 4 . 5 0 i n cre a se i n b a si c p a y f o r t h e No n -P l a n t a t i o n se ct o r t o b e g i ve n i n t wo t ra n ch e s: P 7 . 5 0 u p o n
e f f e ct i vi t y & P 7 e f f e ct i ve M a y 1 , 2 0 1 5
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G ra n t e d P 1 3 wa g e i n cre a se .
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G ra n t e d P 1 2 wa g e i n cre a se
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G ra n t e d P 1 1 i n cre a se i n b a si c p a y u p o n e f f e ct i vi t y & P 5 CO L A e f f e ct i ve De c. 1 , 2 0 1 4 ; i n t e g ra t e d t h e P 1 5 CO L A u n d e r WO
No . 1 7 i n t o t h e b a si c p a y.
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I n t e g ra t i o n o f P 1 0 t o P 1 4 CO L A u n d e r WO No . 1 7 , i n t o t h e b a si c p a y a n d g ra n t e d P 5 CO L A e f f e ct i ve Ja n . 1 2 0 1 5 a n d P 3 -P 4
b a si c wa g e i n cre a se d u e t o si m p l i f i ca t i o n o f i n d u st ry cl a ssi f i ca t i o n .
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G ra n t e d P 5 i n cre 4 a se i n b a si c p a y & P 5 CO L A u p o n e f f e ct i vi t y f o r wo rke rs i n A g ri cu l t u ra l P l a n t a t i o n a n d No n -P l a n t a t i o n a n d
R/ S e m p l o yi n g 1 0 o r l e ss; e f f e ct i ve M a y 1 , 2 0 1 5 , P 5 i n cre a se i n b a si c p a y & P 5 CO L A f o r A g ri cu l t u re No n -P l a n t a t i o n a n d
R/ S e m p l o yi n g P 1 0 o r l e ss; e f f e ct i ve S e p t e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 5 , P 5 i n cre a se i n b a si c p a y & P 5 CO L A f o r A g ri cu l t u re No n -
P l a n t a t i o n a n d R/ S e m p l o yi n g 1 0 o r l e ss t h a n 1 0 .
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G ra n t e d P 5 a n d P 1 5 p e r d a y wa g e i n cre a se f o r No n -A g ri cu l t u re a n d A g ri cu l t u re se ct o r re sp e ct i ve l y .
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C. Basis
The basis of the minimum wage rates prescribed by law shall be the
normal working hours of eight (8) hours a day.
D. M onthly-Paid Employees and Daily -Paid Employees
Monthly-paid employees are those who are paid every day of the
month, including unworked rest days, special days, and regular holidays.
Factor 365 days in a year is used in d etermining the equivalent monthly
salary of monthly-paid employees.
Daily-paid employees are those who are paid on the days they
actually worked and on unworked regular holidays.
Computation of the Estimated Equivalent M onthly Rate (EEM R) of

M onthly-Paid and Daily-Paid Employees
For monthly-paid employees:
Factor 365 days in a year is used in determining the equivalent

annual and monthly salary of monthly-paid employees. To compute their
Estimated Equivalent Monthly Rate (EEMR), the procedure is as follows:
Applicable Daily Rate (ADR) x 365 = EEMR

12 months
Where 365 days/year = 298 ordinary working days

52 rest days
12 regular holidays
_ 3 special days
365 Total equivale nt no. of days/year
For daily-paid employees:
The following factors and formula may be used in computing the

EEMR of different groups of daily-paid employees for purposes of
entitlement to minimum wages and allied benefits under existing laws:
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1. For those who are required to work everyday, including Sundays or

rest days, special days and regular holidays
Applicable Daily Rate (ADR) x 3 93.5 = EEMR

12 months
Where 393.50 days/yea r = 298 ordinary working days

24 regular holidays x 200%
67.60 52 rest days x 130%
3.90 3 special days x 130%
393.50 Total equivale nt no.
days/year
2. For those who do not work and are not considered paid on Sundays or
rest days
Applicable Daily Rate (ADR) x 313 t = EEMR

12 months

12 regular holidays
3 special days (if considered paid;
if actually worked, this is
equivale nt to 3.9 days)
3. For those who do not work and are not considered paid on Saturdays
and Sundays or rest days
Applicable Daily Rate (ADR) x 261 u = EEMR

12 months

12 regular holidays
3 special days (if considered paid;
if actually worked, this is
equivale nt to 3.9 days)
W ithout prejudice to existing company policies, practices and/or

agreements, the above formula are merely suggestio ns and may be used
as guides in determining the equivalent monthly minimum wage rates .
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Fac tor 310 may be us ed ins tead of 313 if the 3 s pec ial day s ar e not c ons ider ed paid
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Fac tor 258 may be us ed ins tead of 261 if the 3 s pec ial day s ar e not c ons ider ed paid
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E. M inimum Wage and Rights of Kasam bahay

The minimum wage of Kasam bahay shall not be less than the
following:
a) Two thousand five hundred pesos (P2,500.00) a month for those
employed in the National Capital Region (NCR);
b) Two thousand pesos (P2,000.00) a month for those employed in
chartered cities and first class municipaliti es ; v and
c) One thousand five hundred pesos (P1,500.00) a month for those
employed in other municipalities .
After one year from the effectivity of the Batas Kasam bahay and
periodically thereafter, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity
Boards (RTW PBs) shall review and if proper, determine and adjust the
minimum wage rates of Kasam bahay. The RTW PBs shall conduct
consultations/hearings with stakeholders prior to the issuance of a wage
order.
Rights and Benefits of Kasam bahay:
1. Minimum wage;
2. Other mandatory benefits, such as the daily and weekly rest periods;
3. Service Incentive Leave;
4. 13th month pay;
5. Freedom from employers’ interference in the disposal of wages;
6. Coverage under the SSS, PhilHealth and Pag -IBIG laws;
7. Standard of treatment;
8. Board, lodging and medical attendance;
9. Right to privacy;
10. Access to outside communication;
11. Access to educ ation and training;
12. Right to form, join, or assist labor organization;
13. Right to be provided a cop y of the employment contract;
14. Right to certificate of employment;
15. Right to terminate the employment; and
16. Right to exercise their own religious beliefs and c ultural practices.
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CA R has inc r eas ed the minimu m w age f or Kas amb ahay ef f ec tiv e 10 A ugus t 2015, as f ollow s : ( a) P2,500.00 in
c har ter ed c ities and f ir s t c las s munic ipaliti es , and ( b) P2,000.00 in other munic ipalit ies pur s uant to Wage Or der No.
CA R- DW- 01.
Eas ter n V is ay as has inc r eas ed the minimu m w age f or Kas amb ahay ef f ec tiv e 23 Mar c h 2016, as f ollow s : ( a) P2,500.00
f or thos e w or king in c har ter ed c ities and f ir s t c las s munic ipalit ies , and ( b) P2,000.00 in other munic ipalit ies pur s uant
to Wage Or der No. RB- V III- 01
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F. Effect of Reduction of Workdays on Wages
In situations where the employer has to reduce the number of regular

working days to prevent serious losses, such as when there is a
substantial slump in the demand for his/her goods or ser vices or when
there is lack of raw materials, the employer may deduct the wages
corresponding to the days taken off from the workweek, consistent with the
principle of “no work, no pay.” This is without prejudice to an agreement or
company policy which pro vides otherwise.
G. Penalty and Double Indemnity for Violation of the Prescribed

Increases or Adjustments in the Wage Rates (RA 8188)
Any person, corporation, trust, firm, partnership, association or entity

which refuses or fails to pay any of the presc ribed increases or
adjustments in the wage rates made in accordance with RA 6727, shall be
punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Pesos
(P25,000.00) nor more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos ( P100,000.00)
or imprisonment of not less than two (2) years nor more than four (4)
years, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court:
Provided, That any person convicted hereof shall not be entitled to the
benefits provided for under the Probation Law.
The employer concerned shall be ordered to pay an amount

equivalent to double the unpaid benefits owing to the employees: Provided,
That payment of indemnity shall not absolve the employer from the criminal
liability imposable hereof.
If the violation is committed by a corporatio n, trust, firm, partnership,

association or any other entity, the penalty of imprisonment shall be
imposed upon the entity’s responsible officers, including, but not limited to,
the president, vice -president, chief executive officer, general manager,
managing director or partner.
H. Barangay M icro Business Enterprises (BM BEs )
BMBEs or business enterprises engaged in the production, processing

or manufacturing of products or commodities including agro -processing,
trading and services whose total assets, excluding the land on which the
particular business entity’s office, plant and equipment are situated, are
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not more than Three Million Pesos (P3,000,000) shall be exempt from the
coverage of the Minimum Wage Law: Provided, that all employees shall
still be entitled to the same benefits given to regular employees such as
social security and healthcare benefits.
The DTI, through the Negosyo Center in the city or municipality level,
shall have the sole power to issue the Certificate of Authority for BMBEs t o
avail of the benefits provided by R.A. No. 9178, otherwise known as the
“Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) Act of 2012”. w
The BMBE workers and owners shall agree on the acceptable wage
rates based on the wage advisories issued by the RTW PBs.
I. M inimum Wage of Workers Paid by Results
All workers paid by results, including homeworkers and those who

are paid on piece rate, takay, pakyaw or task basis, shall receive not less
than the prescribed minimum wage rates under the Regional Wage Orde rs
for normal working hours which shall not exceed eight (8) hours a day, or a
proportion thereof.
The wage rates of workers who are paid by results may be

determined through time and motion studies or consultation with
representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations in a tripartite
called by the DOLE Secretary.
J. M inimum Wage of Apprentices, Learners, and Persons with disability
Wage of apprentices and learners shall in no case be less than

seventy-five (75%) percent of the applicable minimum wage rates.
Apprentices and learners are those who are covered by

apprenticeship and learnership agreements duly approved by the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
A qualified disabled employee shall be subject to the same ter ms and

conditions of employment and the same compensation, privileges, benefits,
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Sec tion 5 ( b) of R.A . No. 10644.
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fringe benefits or allowances as a qualified able bodied person (Sec. 1 of

RA 10524 or the Magna Carta for Persons with disability).
K. Coverage from Income Tax of M inimu m Wage Earners
Effective July 6, 2008, minimum wage earners (MW Es) are exempt
from income tax. x
The following income of MW Es shall also be exempt from income tax:
1. Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW ) inclusive of the COLA;

2. Holiday pay;
3. Overtime pay;
4. Night shift differential pay; and
5. Hazard pay.
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R.A . No. 9504, as implemented by Rev enue Regulations No. 10 - 2008.
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H OLIDAY P AY
(Article 94)
A. Definition
Holiday pay refers to the payment of the regular daily wage for any
unworked regular holiday.
B. Coverage
This benefit applies to all employees except:
1. Government employees , whether employed by the National

Government or any of its political subdivisions, including those
employed in government-owned and/or controlled corporations with
original charters or created under special laws;
2. Those of retail and service establishments regularly employing less
than ten (10) workers;
3. Kasam bahay and persons in the personal service of another;
4. Managerial employees, if they meet all of the following conditions:
4.1. Their primary duty is to manage the establishment in
which they are employed or of a department or subdivision
thereof;
4.2. They customarily and regularly direct the work of two or
more employees therein; and
4.3. They have the authority to hire or fire other employees of
lower rank; or their suggestions and recommendations as t o
hiring, firing, and promotion, or any other change of status
of other employees are given particular weight.
5. Officers or members of a managerial staff, if they perform the
following duties and responsibilities:
5.1. Primarily perform work directly related to management
policies of their employer;
5.2. Customarily and regularly exercise discretion and
independent judgment;
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5.3. (a) Regularly and directly assist a proprietor or managerial

employee in the management of the establishment or
subdivision thereof in which he or she is employed; or (b)
execute, under general supervision, work along specialized
or technical lines requiring special training, experience, or
knowledge; or (c) execute, under general supervision,
special assignments and tasks; and
5.4. Do not devote more than twenty percent (20%) of their
hours worked in a workweek to activities which are not
directly and closely related to the performance of the work
described in paragraphs 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 above.
6. 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 perfo rmance thereof.
C. Regular Holidays
Every employee covered by the Holiday Pay Rule is entitled to the

minimum wage rate (daily basic wage and COLA). This means that the
employee is entitled to at least 100% of his/her minimum wage rate even if
he/she did not report for work, provided he/she is present or is on leave of
absence with pay on the work day immediately preceding the holiday.
W ork performed on that day merits at least twice (200%) the wage
rate of the employee.
Illustration:
Using the NCR minimum wage rate (basic wage and COLA) of
P481.00 + P10.00 per day for the non-agricultural sector, effective June 2,
2016 under Wage Order No. NCR-20.
For work within eight (8) hours:

Plus 100% of the minimum wage rate of 100% or a total of 200%
Sector/Industry Rate Amount

P481.00+
Non-agric ulture P491 x 200% = P982.00
P10 COLA
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Retail/Ser vice Establishme nt P444.00+

Not covered or exempted
employing less than 10 workers P10 COLA
W here the holiday falls on the scheduled rest day of the employee,
work performed on said day merits at least an additional 30% of the
employee’s regular holiday rate of 200% or a total of at least 260% (Please
see 3. Premium Pay).
W hen a regular holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall

not be a holiday, unless a proclamation is issued declaring it a special day.
Unless otherwise modified by law, order, or proclamation, the

following are the twelve (12) regular holidays in a year under Executive
Order No. 292, as amended by Republic Act 9 849:
New Year ’s Day January 1

Maundy Thursd a y Movable Date
Good Friday Movable Date
Araw ng Kagitingan Monday nearest April 9
Labor Day Monday nearest May 1
Independ e nce Day Monday nearest June 12
National Heroes’ Day Last Monday of August
Eidl Fitr Movable Date
Eidl Adha Movable Date
Bonifacio Day Monday nearest November 30
Christmas Day December 25
Rizal Day Monday nearest December 30
W hen Araw ng Kagitingan falls on the same day as Maundy Thursday

or Good Friday, a covered employee is entitled to at least two hundred
percent (200%) of his/her daily wage even if said day is unworked. W here
the employee is required to work on that day, he/she is entitled to an
additional 100% of the daily wage.
D. Absences
1. All covered employees shall be entitled to holiday pay when they are
on leave of absence with pay on the workday immediately preceding
the regular holiday. Employees who are on leave of absence without
pay on the day immediately preceding a regular holiday may not be
paid the required holiday pay if they do not work on such regular
holiday.
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2. Employers shall grant the same percentage of the holiday pay as the
benefit granted by competent authority in the form of employee’s
compensation or social security payment, whichever is higher, if the
employees are not reporting for work while on such leave benefits.
3. W here the day immediately preceding the holiday is a non -work day in
the establishment or the scheduled rest day of the employee, he/she
shall not be deemed to be on leave of absence on that day, in which
case he/she shall be entitled to the holiday pay if he/she worked on
the day immediately preceding the nonwork day or rest day.
E. Successive Regular Holidays
W here there are two (2) successive regular holidays, like Maun dy
Thursday and Good Friday, an employee may not be paid for both holidays
if he/she absents himself/herself from work on the day immediately
preceding the first holiday, unless he/she works on the first holiday, in
which case he/she is entitled to his/her holiday pay on the second holiday.
F. Temporary or Periodic Shutdown/Cessation of Work
In cases of temporary or periodic shutdown and temporary cessation

of work of an establishment, as when a yearly inventory or when the repair
or cleaning of machine ries and equipment is undertaken, the regular
holidays falling within the period shall be compensated in accordance with
the Rules Implementing the Labor Code, as amended.
G. Holiday Pay of Certain Employees
1. W here the covered employee is paid on piece-rate basis, his / her

holiday pay shall not be less than his/her average daily earnings for the
last seven (7) actual work days preceding the regular holiday; provided,
however, that in no case shall the holiday pay be less than the
applicable statutory minimum wage rate.
2. Seasonal workers may not be paid the required holiday pay during off -
season when they are not at work.
3. W orkers who do not have regular working days, such as stevedores,
shall be entitled to this benefit.
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P REMIUM P AY
(Articles 91-93)
A. Definition
Premium pay refers to the additional compensation for work

performed within eight (8) hours on non-work days, such as rest days and
special days.
B. Coverage
1. Government employees, whether employed by the National

2. Managerial employees, if they m eet all of the following conditions:
2.1. Their primary duty is to manage the establishment in which they
are employed or of a department or subdivision thereof;
2.2. They customarily and regularly direct the work of two or more
employees therein;
2.3. They have the authority to hire or fire other employees of
lower rank; or their suggestions and recommendations as to
hiring, firing, and promotion, or any other change of status of
other employees are given particular weight.
3.1. Primarily perform work directly related to management policies
of their employer;
3.2. Customarily and regularly exercise discretion and
independent judgment;
execute, under general supervision, work along specialized or
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technical lines requiring special training, experience, or

knowledge; or (c) execute, under general supervision, special
assignments and tasks; and
3.4. Do not devote more than twenty percent (20%) of their hours
worked in a workweek to activities which are not directly and
closely related to the performance of the work described in
paragraphs 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 above.
5. W orkers who are paid by results, including those who are paid on
piece rate, takay, pakyaw, or task basis, and other nontime work, if
their output rates are in accordance with the standards prescribed in
the regulations, or where such rates have been fixed by the Secretary
of Labor and Employment; and
6. Field personnel, if they regularly perform the ir duties away from the
principal or branch office or place of business of the employer and
whose actual hours of work in the field cannot be determined with
reasonable certainty.
C. Special Days
1. Special Days
Unless otherwise modified by law, orde r, or proclamation, the

following are the three (3) special days in a year under Executive Order
No. 292, as amended by Republic Act 9 849 that shall be observed in the
Philippines:
Ninoy Aquino Day Monday nearest August 21

All Saints Day November 1
Last Day of the Year December 31
The “no work, no pay” principle applies during special days and on
such other special days as may be proclaimed by the President or by
Congress.
W orkers who are not required or permitted to work on special days

are not entitled to any compensation. This, however, is without prejudice to
any voluntary practice or provision in the Collective Bargaining Agreement
(CBA) providing for payment of wages and other benefits for days declared
as special days even if unworked.
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On the other hand, work performed on special days merits additional

compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of the basic pay or a total of
one hundred thirty percent (130%). W here the employee works on a
special day falling on his rest day, he/s he shall be entitled to an additional
compensation of at least fifty percent (50%) of his/her basic wage or a total
of one hundred fifty percent (150%).
2. Special W ork Days
For work performed on a declared Special W ork Day, an employee is

entitled only to his/her daily wage rate. No premium pay is required since
work performed on said day is considered work on an ordinary workday.
D. Premium Pay Rates
The COLA shall not be included in the computation of premium pay.

The minimum statutory premium pay rates are as follows:
1. For work performed on rest days or on special days:

Plus 30% of the daily basic rate of 100% or a total of 130%.

Non-agric ulture P481.00 P481 x 130% = P625.30
Retail/Ser vice Establishme nt P444.00 P444 x 130% = P577.20
2. For work performed on a rest day which is also a special day:

Plus 50% of the daily basic rate of 100% or a total of 150%.
Non-agric ulture P481.00 P481 x 150% = P721.50
Retail/Ser vice Establishme nt P444.00 P444 x 150% = P666.00
3. For work performed on a regular holiday which is also the employee’s

rest day (not applicable to employees who are not covered by the
holiday-pay rule). Plus 30% of the regular holiday rate of 200% based
on his/her daily basic wage rate or a total of 260%.

(P491 x 200%) + 30%
Non-agric ulture P481.00 (P481 x 200%) = P1,270.60
Retail/Ser vice Establishme nt Not covered by holiday pay
P444.00
employing less than 10 workers rule
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O VERTIME P AY
(Article 87)
A. Definition
Overtime pay refers to the additional compensation for work

performed beyond eight (8) hours a day.
B. Coverage
Same as those covered under 3. Premium Pay.
C. Overtime Pay Rates
The COLA shall not be included in the computation of ov ertime pay.

The minimum overtime pay rates vary according to the day the overtime
work is performed, as follows:
1. For work in excess of eight (8) hours performed on ordinary working

days: Plus 25% of the hourly rate.

P481/8 x 125% = P60.13 x 125% x number
Non-agric ulture P481.00 of hours OT work
Retail/Ser vice P444/8 x 125% = P55.50 x 125% x number
P444.00 of hours OT work
Establishme nt
2. For work in excess of eight (8) hours performed on a scheduled rest

day or a special d ay: Plus 30% of the hourly rate on said days.
P481/8 x 130% x 130% = P60.13 x 130% x
Non-agric ulture P481.00 130% x number of hours OT work
Retail/Ser vice P444/8 x 130% x 130% = P55.50 x 130% x
P444.00
Establishme nt 130% x number of hours OT work
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3. For work in excess of eight (8) hours performed on a special day

which falls on a scheduled rest day: Plus 30% of the hourly rate on
said days.
P481/8 x 150% x 130% = P60.13 x 150% x
Non-agric ulture P481.00 130% x number of hours OT work
Retail/Ser vice P444/8 x 150% x 130% = P55.50 x 150% x
P444.00
Establishme nt 130% x number of hours OT work
4. For work in excess of eight (8) hours performed on a regular holiday:

Plus 30% of the hourly rate on said days.
P481/8 x 200% x 130% = P60.13 x 200% x
Non-agric ulture P481.00
130% x number of hours OT work
Retail/Ser vice
Establishme nt
P444.00 Not covered by the rule on holiday pay
employing less
than 10 workers
5. For work in excess of eight (8) hours performed on a regular holiday

which falls on a scheduled rest day: Plus 30% of the hourly rate on
said days.
P481/8 x 260% x 130% = P60.13 x 260% x
Non-agric ulture P481.00
130% x number of hours OT work
Retail/Ser vice
Establishme nt
P444.00 Not covered by the rule on holiday pay
employing less
than 10 workers
D. Stipulated Overtime Rates
Generally, the premium pay for work performed on rest days, special
days, or regular holidays is included as part of the regular rate of the
employee in the computation of overtime pay for overtime work rendered
on said days, especially if the employer pays only the minimum overtime
rates prescribed by law.
The employees and employer, however, may stipulate in their

collective agreement the payment for overtime work at rates higher than
those provided by law.
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NIGHT SHIFT D IFFERENTIAL
(Article 86)
A. Definition
Night Shift Differential (NSD) refers to the additional compensation of

ten percent (10%) of an employee’s regular wage for each hour of work
performed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
B. Coverage

Government or any of its political sub divisions, including those
2. Those of retail and service establishments regularly employing not
more than five (5) workers ;
4.1. Their primary duty is to manage the establishment in which
they are employed or of a department or subdivision thereof;
employees therein; and
4.3. They have the authority to hire or fire other employees of lower
rank; or their suggestions and recommendations as to hiring,
firing, and promotion, or any other change of status o f other
employees are given particular weight.
5.1. Primarily perform work directly related to management
policies of their employer;
5.2. Customarily and regularly exercise discretion and independent
judgment;
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paragraphs 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 above;
6. Field personnel and those whose time and performance are
unsupervised by the employer.
C. Computation of Night Shift Differential
The COLA shall not be included in the computation of night shift pay.
The table below may be used to guide computations:
Work on: Pay equals
Ordinary day 100% or 1

Sunday or rest day 130% or 1.3
Special day 130% or 1.3
Special day falling on rest day 150% or 1.5
Regular Holiday 200% or 2
Regular Holiday falling on rest day 260% or 2.6
Double holiday 300% or 3
Double holiday falling on rest day 390% or 3.9
Ordinary day, night shift 1x 1.1 = 1.1 or 110%

Rest day, night shift 1.3 x 1.1 = 1.43 or 143%
Special day, night shift 1.3 x 1.1 = 1.43 or 143%
Special day, rest day, night shift 1.5 x 1.1 = 1.65 or 165%
Regular Holiday, night shift 2x 1.1 = 2.2 or 220%
Regular Holiday, rest day, night shift 2.6 x 1.1 = 2.86 or 286%
Double holiday, night shift 3x 1.1 = 3.3 or 330%
Double holiday, rest day,night shift 3.9 x 1.1 = 4.29 or 429%
Ordinary day, overtime (OT) 1 x 1.25 = 1.25 or 125%

Rest day, overtime 1.3 x 1.3 = 1.69 or 169%
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Special day, overtime 1.3 x 1.3 = 1.69 or 169%

Special day, rest day, overtime 1.5 x 1.3 = 1.95 or 195%
Regular Holiday, overtime 2x 1.3 = 2.6 or 260%
Regular Holiday, rest day, overtime 2.6 x 1.3 = 3.38 or 338%
Double holiday, overtime 3x 1.3 = 3.9 or 390%
Double holiday, rest day, overtime 3.9 x 1.3 = 5.07 or 507%
Ordinary day, night shift, overtime 1x 1.1 x 1.25 = 1.375 or 137.5%

Rest day, night shift, overtime 1.3 x 1.1 x 1.3 = 1.859 or 185.9%
Special day, night shift, overtime 1.3 x 1.1 x 1.3 = 1.859 or 185.9%
Special day, rest day, night shift, OT 1.5 x 1.1 x 1.3 = 2.145 or 214.5%
Regular Holiday, night shift, OT 2x 1.1 x 1.3 = 2.86 or 286%
Reg. Holiday, rest day, night shift, OT 2.6 x 1.1 x 1.3 = 3.718 or 371.8%
Double holiday, night shift, OT 3x 1.1 x 1.3 = 4.29 or 429%
Double holiday, rest day, night shift, OT 3.9 x 1.1 x 1.3 = 5.577 or 557.7%
The minimum night shift pay rates vary according to the day the night
shift work is performed.

P481/8 x *110% = P60.13 x
Non-agric ulture P481.00 110% x number of hours work
Retail/Ser vice Establishme nt P444/8 x *110% = P55.50 x
P444.00
employing 15 workers or less 110% x number of hours work
* T his value may be substituted based on the above rates depending

on the day the night shift work is performed.
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SERVICE C HARGES
(Article 96)
A. Sharing
All rank-and-file employees of employers collecting service charges

are entitled to an equal share in the eighty-five percent (85%) of the total
of such charges. The remaining fifteen percent (15%) of the charges may
be retained by management to answer for losses and breakages and for
distribution to managerial employees, at the discretion of the manage ment
in the latter case. Service charges are collected by most hotels and some
restaurants, nightclubs, cocktail lounges, among others.
B. Payments
The shares of the employees in the service charges shall be

distributed to them once every two (2) weeks or twice a month at intervals
not exceeding sixteen (16) days.
W here the company stopped collecting service charges, the average

share previously enjoyed by the employees for the past twelve (12) months
immediately preceding such stoppage shall be integr ated into their basic
wages.
C. T ips
W here a restaurant or similar establishment does not collect service

charges but has a practice or policy of monitoring and pooling tips given
voluntarily by its customers to its employees, the pooled tips should be
monitored, accounted, and distributed in the same manner as the service
charges.
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SERVICE I NCENTIVE L EAVE
(Article 95)
A. Coverage
Every employee who has rendered at least one (1) year of service is
entitled to Service Incentive Leave (SIL) of five (5 ) days with pay.

2. Persons in the personal service of another;
3.1. Their primary duty is to manage the establishment in which they
are employed or of a department or subdivision thereof;
employees therein; and
3.3. They have the authority to hire or fire other employees of lower
rank; or their suggestions and recommendations as to hiring,
firing, and promotion, or any other change of status of other
employees are given particular weight.
4.1. Primarily perform work directly related to management p olicies
of their employer;
4.2. Customarily and regularly exercise discretion and independent
judgment;
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paragraphs 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 above;
5. Field personnel and those whose time and perfo rmance is
unsupervised by the employer;
6. Those already enjoying this benefit;
7. Those enjoying vacation leave with pay of at least five (5) days; and
8. Those employed in establishments regularly employing less than ten
(10) employees .
B. M eaning of “one year of service”
The phrase “one year of service” of the employee means service

within twelve (12) months, whether continuous or broken, reckoned from
the date the employee started working. The period includes authorized
absences, unworked weekly rest days, and paid regular holidays. If
through individual or collective agreement, company practice or policy, the
period of the working days is less than twelve (12) months, said period
shall be considered as one year for the purpose of determining the
entitlement to the service incentive leave.
C. Usage/Conversion to Cash
The service incentive leave may be used for sick and vacation leave
purposes. The unused service incentive leave is commutable to its money
equivalent at the end of the year. In computin g, the basis shall be the
salary rate at the date of conversion.
The use and conversion of this benefit may be on a pro rata basis. y
Illustration: An employee was hired on 1 January 2000 and resigned on 1 March

2001. Assuming that he/she has not used or commuted any of his/her accrued SIL,
he/she is entitled to the conversion of his/her accrued SIL, upon his/her
resignation, as follows:
SIL earned as of 31 December 2000 5 days

Proportionate SIL for January and February 2001
(2/12) x 5 days 0.833 day
Total accrued SIL as of 1 March 2001 5.833 days
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Bas ed on the opinion of DOLE Legal Ser v ic e.
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M ATERNITY L EAVE
(RA 1161, as amended by RA 8282)
A. Coverage
This benefit applies to all female employees, whether married or

unmarried.
B. Entitlement
Every pregnant employee in the private sector, whether married or

unmarried, is entitled to maternity leave benefit of sixty (60) days in case
of normal delivery or miscarriage, or seventy-eight (78) days, in case of
Caesarian section delivery, with benefits equivalent to one hundred percent
(100%) of the average daily salary credit of the employee as defined under
the law.
To be entitled to the maternity leave benefit, a female employee

should be an SSS member employed at the time of her delivery or
miscarriage; she must have given the required notification to the SSS
through her employer; and her employer must have paid at least three
monthly contributions to the SSS within the twelve -month period
immediately before the date of the c ontingency (i.e., childbirth or
miscarriage).
The maternity leave benefit, like other benefits granted by the Social
Security System (SSS), is granted to employees in lieu of wages. Thus,
this may not be included in computing the employee’s thirteenth -month pay
for the calendar year.
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PATERNITY L EAVE
(RA 8187)
A. Coverage
Paternity Leave is granted to all married male employees in the

private sector, regardless of their employment status (e.g., probationary,
regular, contractual, project basis). The purpose of this benefit is to allow
the husband to lend support to his wife during her period of recovery
and/or in nursing her newborn child.
Government employees are also entitled to the paternity leave

benefit. They shall be governed by the Civil Serv ice rules.
B. T he Paternity Leave Benefit
Paternity leave benefit shall apply to the first four (4) deliveries of the
employee’s lawful wife with whom he is cohabiting. For this purpose,
“cohabiting” means the obligation of the husband and wife to live together.
If the spouses are not physically living together because of the

workstation or occupation, the male employee is still entitled to the
paternity leave benefit.
The paternity leave shall be for seven (7) calendar days, with full pay,
consisting of basic salary and mandatory allowances fixed by the Regional
Wage Board, if any, provided that his pay shall not be less than the
mandated minimum wage.
Usage of the paternity leave shall be after the delivery, without

prejudice to an employer’s policy of allowing the employee to avail of the
benefit before or during the delivery, provided that the total number of days
shall not be more than seven (7) calendar days for each covered delivery.
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C. Conditions for Entitlement

A married male employee shall be entitled to paternity leave benefit
provided that he has met the following conditions:
1. He is an employee at the time of the delivery of his child;
2. He is cohabiting with his spouse at the time that she gives birth or suffers a
miscarriage;
3. He has appli ed for paternity leave with his employer within a reasonable period
of time from the expected date of delivery by his pregnant spouse, or within
such period as may be provided by company rules and regulations, or by
collective bargaining agreement; and
4. His wife has given birth or suffered a miscarriage .
D. Application for Paternity Leave

The married male employee shall apply for paternity leave with his
employer within a reasonable period of time from the expected date of
delivery by his pregnant spouse, or within such period as may be provided
by company rules and regulations, or by collective bargaining agreement.
In case of a miscarriage, prior application for paternity leave shall not be
required.
E. Non-conversion to Cash
In the event that the p aternity leave is not availed of, it shall not be
convertible to cash and shall not be cumulative.
F. Crediting of Existing Benefits
1. If the existing paternity leave benefit under the collective bargaining agreement,
contract, or company policy is greate r than seven (7) calendar days as provided
for in RA 8187, the greater benefit shall prevail.
2. If the existing paternity leave benefit is less than that provided in RA 8187, the
employer shall adjust the existing benefit to cover the difference.
W here a company policy, contract, or collective bargaining agreement

provides for an emergency or contingency leave without specific provisions
on paternity leave, the employer shall grant to the employee seven (7)
calendar days of paternity leave.
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PARENTAL LEAVE FOR SOLO PARENTS
(RA 8972)
A. Coverage
Parental leave for solo parents is granted to any solo parent or

individual who is left alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to:
1. Giving birth as a result of rape or, as used by the law, other crime s
against chastity;
2. Death of spouse;
3. Spouse is detained or is serving sentence for a criminal conviction for
at least one (1) year;
4. Physical and/or mental incapacity of spouse as certified by a public
medical practitioner;
5. Legal separation or de facto separation from spouse for at least one
(1) year: Provided that he/she is entrusted with the custody of the
children;
6. Declaration of nullity or annulment of marriage as decreed by a court
or by a church: Provided, that he/she is entrusted with the custody of
the children;
7. Abandonment of spouse for at least one (1) year;
8. Unmarried father/mother who has preferred to keep and rear his/her
child/children, instead of having others care for them or give them up
to a welfare institution;
9. Any other person who solely provides parental care and support to a
child or children: Provided, that he/she is duly licensed as a foster
parent by the Department of Social W elfare and Development (DSW D)
or duly appointed legal guardian by the court; and
10. Any family member who assumes the responsibility of head of family
as a result of the death, abandonment, disappearance, or prolonged
absence of the parents or solo parent: Provided, that such
abandonment, disappearance, or prolonged absence lasts for at least
one (1) year.
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B. Definition of Terms
“Parental leave” shall mean leave benefits granted to a solo parent to

enable him/her to perform parental duties and responsibilities where
physical presence is required.
“Child” refers to a person living with and dependent on the solo parent
for support. He/she is unmarried, unemployed, and below eighteen (18)
years of age, or even eighteen (18) years old and above but is incapable of
self-support because he/she is mentally- and/or physically-challe nged.
C. T he Parental Leave Benefit
The parental leave, in addition to leave privileges under existing laws,

shall be for seven (7) work days every year, with full pay, consisting of
basic salary and mandatory allowances fixed by the Regional Wage Board,
if any, provided that his/her pay shall not be less than the mandated
minimum wage.
D. Conditions for Entitlement
A solo parent employee shall be entitled to the parental leave,

provided that:
1. He/she has rendered at least one (1) year of service, whether continuous or
broken;
2. He/she has notified his/her employer that he/she will avail himself/herself of it,
within a reasonable period of time; and
3. He/she has presented to his/her employer a Solo Parent Identification Card,

which may be obtained from the DSWD office of the city or municipality where
he/she resides.
E. Nonconversion to Cash
In the event that the parental leave is not availed of, it shall not be
convertible to cash, unless specifically agreed on previously.
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F. Crediting of Existing Leave
If there is an existing or similar benefit under a company policy or a

collective bargaining agreement, the same shall be credited as such. If the
same is greater than the seven (7) days provided for in RA 8972, the
greater benefit shall prevail.
Emergency or contingency leave provided under a company policy or

a collective bargaining agreement shall not be credited as compliance with
the parental leave provided for under RA 8972.
G. Termination of the Benefit
A change in the status or circumstance of the parent claiming the

benefit under the law, such that he/she is no longer left alone with the
responsibility of parenthood, shall terminate his/her eligibility for this
benefit.
H. Protection Against Work Discrimination
No employer shall discriminate against any solo parent emplo yee with
respect to terms and conditions of employment on account of his/her being
a solo parent.
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L EAVE FOR V ICTIMS OF V IOLENCE AGAINST
W OMEN AND T HEIR C HILDREN
(RA 9262)
A. Definition
“Violence against women and their children,” as used in Repub lic Act
9262 (the “Anti-Violence Against W omen and Their Children Act of 2004”),
“refers to any act or a series of acts committed by any person against a
woman who is his wife, former wife, or against a woman with whom the
person has or had a sexual or dating relationship, or with whom he has a
common child, or against her child whether legitimate or illegitimate, within
or without the family abode, which will result in or is likely to result in
physical, sexual, psychological harm or suffering, or economic abuse
including threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion, harassment or
arbitrary deprivation of liberty.”
B. Coverage and Purpose
Private sector women employees who are victims as defined in RA

9262 shall be entitled to the paid leave benefit under such terms and
conditions provided herein.
The leave benefit shall cover the days that the woman employee has
to attend to medical and legal concerns.
C. Requirement for Entitlement
To be entitled to the leave benefit, the only requirement is f or the

victim-employee to present to her employer a certification from the
barangay chairman (Punong Barangay ) or barangay councilor (barangay
kagawad) or prosecutor or the Clerk of Court, as the case may be, that an
action relative to the matter is pending.
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D. T he Benefit
In addition to other paid leaves under existing labor laws, company

policies, and/or collective bargaining agreements, the qualified victim -
employee shall be entitled to a leave of up to ten (10) days with full pay,
consisting of basic salary and mandatory allowances fixed by the Regional
Wage Board, if any.
The said leave shall be extended when the need arises, as specified
in the protection order issued by the barangay or the court.
E. Usage of the Benefit
The usage of the ten-day leave shall be at the option of the woman
employee. In the event that the leave benefit is not availed of, it shall not
be convertible into cash and shall not be cumulative.
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SPECIAL L EAVE FOR W OMEN
(RA 9710)
A. Coverage
Any female employee regardless of age and civil status shall be

entitled to a special leave benefit under such terms and conditions
provided herein.
B. Definition of Term
“Gynecological disorders ” refers to disorders that would require

surgical procedures such as, but not limited to dilatation and curettage and
those involving female reproductive organs such as the vagina, cervix,
uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, breast, adnexa and pelvic floor, as
certified by a competent physician. It shall also include hy sterectomy,
ovariectomy and mastectomy.
C. Conditions for Entitlement
1. She has rendered at least six (6) months continuous aggregate

employme nt service for the last twelve (12) months prior to surgery;
2. She has filed an application for special leave with her employer within a
reasonable period of time from the expected date of surgery or within
such period as may be provided by company rules and regulations or
collective bargaining agreement; and
3. She has undergone surgery due to gynecological disorders as certified

by a competent physician.
D. T he Special Leave Benefit
The employee is entitled to special leave benefit of two (2) months with
full pay based on her gross monthly compensation.
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Gross monthly compensation refers to the monthly basic pay plus

mandatory allowances fixed by the regional wage boards.
E. Usage
The special leave shall be granted to the qualified employee after she
has undergone surgery without prejudice to an employer allowing an
employee to receive her pay before or during the surger y.
F. Nonconversion to Cash
The special leave shall be non-cumulative and non-convertible to cash

unless otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
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THIRTEENTH -M ONTH PAY
(PD 851)
A. Coverage
All employers are required to pay their rank and file employees
thirteenth-month pay, regardless of the nature of their employment and
irrespective of the methods by which their wages are paid, provided they
worked for at least one (1) month during a calendar year. The thirteenth -
month pay should be given to the employees not later than December 24 of
every year.
B. Definition of Rank-and-File Employees
The Labor Code, as amended, distinguishes a rank -and-file employee

from a managerial employee. A managerial employee is one who is vested
with powers or prerogatives to lay down and execute management policies
and/or to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, discharge, assign, or
discipline employees, or to effectively recommend such managerial
actions. All employees not falling within this definition are considered
rank-and-file employees.
The above distinction shall be used as guide for the purpose of

determining who are rank-and-file employees entitled to the thirteenth-
month pay.
C. M inimum Amount
The thirteenth-month pay shall not be less than one -twelfth (1/12) of
the total basic salary earned by an employee in a calendar year.
The "basic salary" of an employee for the purpose of computing the

thirteenth-month pay shall include all remunerations or earnings paid by
his or her employer for services rendered. It does not include allowances
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and monetary benefits which are not considered or integrated as part of

the regular or basic salary, such as the cash equivalent of unused vacation
and sick leave credits, overtime, prem ium, night shift differential and
holiday pay, and cost of living allowance (COLA). However, these salary -
related benefits should be included as part of the basic salary in the
computation of the thirteenth-month pay if these are treated as part of the
basic salary of the employees, through individual or collective agreement,
company practice or policy.
D. Formula And Computation of 13 th M onth Pay
Total basic salary earned during the year = proportionate

12 months 13 th month pay
Illustration:
Using the basic wage in the National Capital Region at P451.00 (from
January 1, 2015 to April 3, 2015) and P466.00 (from April 4, 2015 to
December 31, 2015) z per day and a six-day workweek or an equivalent
Monthly Basic Salary of P11,199.83 and P11,572.33, respectively, to wit:
January no absence P11,199.83

February no absence P11,199.83
March 1 day leave w/pay P11,199.83
April no absence P11,572.33
May 2 days leave w/pay P11,572.33
June 2 days leave w/pay P11,572.33
July no absence P11,572.33
August 2 days leave w/pay P11,572.33
September on maternity leave aa no salary
October on maternity leave no salary
November no absence P11,572.33
December 5 days leave w/o pay P 9,242.33
Total basic salary earned for the year P112,275.80
P112,275.80 = P9,356.32 is the proportionate

12 months 13 th month pay
z
COLA of P15.00 under Wage Or der Nos . NCR- 18 and NCR- 19 is not inc luded in the bas ic s alar y in c omputing 13 t h
month pay
aa
The 2 months of mater nity leav e a r e not inc luded in the c omputation of 13 t h month pay bec aus e the f emale employ ee
has no ear nings f r om the c ompany f or the per iod.
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E. Exempted Employers
The following employers are not covered by PD 851:
1. The government and any of its political subdivisions, including

government-owned and controlled corporations, except those
corporations operating essentially as private subsidiaries of the
governme nt;
2. Employers who are already paying their employees thirteenth- month
pay or more in a cale ndar year or its equivalent at the time of the
issuance of PD 851;
3. Persons in the personal service of another in relation to such workers;
and
4. Employers of those who are paid on purely commission, boundary or
task basis, and those who are paid a fixed amo unt for performing
specific work, irrespective of the time consumed in the performance
thereof (except those workers who are paid on piece -rate basis, in
which case their employer shall grant them thirteenth - mo nth pay).
As used herein, “workers paid on piece-rate basis” shall refer to those

who are paid a standard amount for every piece or unit of work produced
that is more or less regularly replicated, without regard to the time spent in
producing the same.
The term "its equivalent" as used in item D.2 above shall include
Christmas bonus, midyear bonus, cash bonuses, and other payments
amounting to not less than one -twelfth (1/12) of the basic salary but shall
not include cash and stock dividends, cost of living allowance, and all
other allowances regularly enjoyed by the employee, as well as
nonmonetary benefits.
F. T ime of Payment of T hirteenth -M onth Pay
The thirteenth-month pay shall be paid not later than December 24 of

every year. An employer, however, may give to his or her employees one -
half (1/2) of the thirteenth-month pay before the opening of the regular
school year and the remaining half on or before December 24 of every
year. The frequency of payment of this monetary benefit may be the
subject of an agreement between the employer and the
recognized/collective bargaining agent of the employees.
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G. T hirteenth-M onth Pay for Certain Types of Employees
1. Employees who are paid on piecework basis are entitled to the

thirteenth-month pay.
2. Employees who are paid a fixed or guaranteed wage plus com mission
are also entitled to the thirteenth-month pay, based on their earnings
during the calendar year (i.e., on both their fixed or guaranteed wage
and commission).
In the consolidated cases of Boie Takeda Chem icals, Inc. vs. Dionisio
de la Serna, G.R. No. 92174 December 10, 1993, and Philippine Fuji
Xerox Corporation vs. Cresenciano B. Trajano and Philippine Fuji
Xerox Em ployees Union , G.R. No. 102552 December 10, 1993, the
Supreme Court ruled that commissions, while included in the generic
term wage, are not part of "basic salary/wage" and therefore should
not be included in computing the thirteenth-month pay. Thus:
In remunerative schemes consisting of a fixed or guaranteed

wage plus commission, the fixed or guaranteed wage is patently the
"basic salary" for this is what the employee receives for a standard
work period. Commissions are given for extra efforts exerted in
consummating sales or other related transactions. They are, as
such, additional pay, which this Court has made clear do not form
part of the "basic salary" (228 SCRA 329 [1993]).
3. Employees with multiple employers
Government employees working part-time in a private enterprise,

including private educational institutions, as well as employees
working in two or more private firms, whether on full-time or part-time
basis, are entitled to the thirteenth- month pay from all their private
employers, regardless of their total earnings from each of their
employers.
H. T hirteenth-M onth Pay of Resigned or Separated Employee
An employee who has resigned or whose services are terminated at

any time before the time of payment of the thirteenth -month pay is entitled
to this monetary benefit in proportion to the length of time he or she has
worked during the year, reckoned from the time he or she has started
working during the calendar year up to the time of his or her resignation or
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termination from the service. Thus, if he or she worked only from January
to September, his or her proportionate thirteenth-month pay should be
equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of his or her total basic salary earned during
that period.
I. Non-inclusion in Regular Wage
The thirteenth-month pay is not part of the regular wage of employees

for purposes of determining overtime and premium payme nts, fringe
benefits, contributions to the State Insurance Fund, Social Security
System, National Health Insurance Program, and private retirement plans.
J. Coverage from Income Tax of the 13 th M onth Pay
13 th month pay and other benefits , such as productivity incentives and

Christmas bonus, not exceeding Eighty-Two Thousand Pesos (P82,000.00)
are exempt from taxation. bb
Revenue Regulations No. 3 -2015, which implements R.A. No. 10653,

emphasized that the amount of P82,000.00 shall only apply to the 13th
month pay and other benefits prescribed under the provisions of Section
2.78.1 (B) (11) of RR No. 2 -98, as amended, and shall in no case apply to
other compensation received by an employee under an employer -employee
relationship, such as basic salary and other allowances.
bb
Sec tion 32 B, Chapter V I of R. A . No. 8424 ( National Inter nal Rev enue Code of the Philippin es ) , as amended by Sec .
1 of R. A . No. 10653.
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SEPARATION PAY
(Articles 298-299 cc)
Separation pay is given to employees in instances covered by Articles

298 and 299 (formerly Articles 283 and 284 ) of the Labor Code of the
Philippines. An employee’s entitlement to separation pay depends on the
reason or ground for the termination of his or her services. An employee
may be terminated for just cause (i.e., gross and habitual neglect of duty,
fraud, or commission of a crime), and other similar causes as enumerated
under Article 297 (formerly Article 282) of the Labor Code and, generally,
may not be entitled to separation pay. dd On the other hand, where the
termination is for authorized causes, separation pay is due.
A. One-Half (1/2) M onth Pay per Year of Service
An employee is entitled to receive a separation pay equivalent to one -

half (1/2) month pay for every year of service, a fraction of at least six (6)
months being considered as one (1) whole year, if his/her separation from
the service is due to any of the following authorized causes:
1. Retrenchment to prevent losses (i.e., reduction of personnel effected by

management to prevent losses);
2. Closure or cessation of operation of an establishment not due to serious

losses or financial reverses; and
3. When the employee is suffering from a disease not curable

within a period of six (6) months and his/her continued employment is
prejudicial to his/her health or to the health of his/her co -employees .
In no case will an employee get less than one (1) month separation
pay if the separation is due to the above stated causes.
cc
For mer ly A r tic les 283 - 284 r enumber ed pur s uant to DOLE Depar tment A dv is or y No. 1, Ser ies of 2015 is s ued on 21
July 2015.
dd
The Supr eme Cour t has r uled in c er tain c as es that s epar ation pay s hall be gr anted the w or ker s .
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B. One-M onth Pay per Year of Service

An employee is entitled to separation pay equivalent to his/her one -
month pay for every year of service, a fraction of at least six (6) months
being considered as one whole year, if his/her separation from service is
due to any of the following:
1. Installa tio n by employer of labor-savi ng devices;
2. Redundancy, as when the position of the employee has been found to
be excessive or unnecessa r y in the operation of the enterprise; and
3. Impossible reinstatement of the employee to his or her former position
or to a substantially equivalent position for reasons not attributable to
the fault of the employer, as when the reinstatement ordered by a
competent authority cannot be implemented due to closure or cessation
of operations of the establishment/employer, or the position to which he
or she is to be reinstated no longer exists and there is no substantially
equivalent position in the establishment to which he or she can be
assigned. ee
C. Notice of Termination
The employer may terminate the employment of any employee due to
the above-mentioned authorized causes by serving a written notice on the
employee and the Department of Labor and Employment through its
regional office having jurisdiction over the place of business at least one
(1) month before the intended date thereof.
D. Basis of Separation Pay
The computation of separation pay of an employee shall be based on

his/her latest salary rate.
E. Inclusion of Regular Allowance in the Computation

In the computation of separation pay, it would be error not to integrate
the allowance with the basic salary. The salary base properly used in
computing the separation pay should include not just the basic salary b ut
also the regular allowances that an employee has been receiving. ff
ee
Gac o v s . NLRC, et al. , G.R. No. 104690, Febr uar y 23, 1994.
ff
Planter s ’ Pr oduc ts , Inc . v s . NLRC, G.R. No. 78524, Januar y 20, 1989.
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F. Coverage from Income Tax of Separation Pay
Exempted from taxation is the separation pay received by an

employee as a result of his/her separation from the service of the employer
due to death, sickness or other physical disability or for other cause
beyond the control of said employee such as retrenchment, redundancy or
cessation of business operations. gg
gg
BIR Ruling No. 057 - 2014; Sec . 32 ( B) ( 6) ( b) of the National Inter nal Rev enue Code, as amended.
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RETIREMENT PAY
(Article 302 hh)
A. Coverage
1. Employees shall be retired upon reaching the age of sixty (60) years
or more but not beyond sixty-five (65) years old [and have served the
establishment for at least five (5) years].
2. This benefit applies to all employees except:
1) governme nt employees;
2) employees of retail, service and agricultural establishments/operations
regularly employing not more than ten (10) employees .
B. Amount of Retirement Pay
The minimum retirement pay shall be equivalent to one -half (1/2)

month salary for every year of service, a fraction of at least six (6) months
being considered as one (1) whole year.
For the purpose of computing retirement pay, "one -half month salary"
shall include all of the following:
1. Fifteen (15) days salary based on the latest salary rate;

2. Cash equivale nt of five (5) days of service incentive leave;
3. One-twe lfth (1/12) of the thirteenth - mo nth pay.
(1/12 x 365/12 = .083 x 30.41 = 2.5)
Thus, “one-half month salary” is equivalent to 22.5 days (Capitol

Wireless, Inc. v. Honorable Secretary Ma. Nieves R. Confesor, G. R. No.
117174, Novem ber 13, 1996).
The COLA shall not be included in the computation of retirement pay.
hh
For mer ly A r tic le 287 r enumber ed pur s uant to DOLE Depar tment A dv is or y No. 1, Ser ies of 2015 is s ued on 21 July
2015.
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Illustration:
Minimum Retirement Pay = Daily Rate ii x 22.5 days x number of years in
service
Other benefits may be included in the computation of the retirement

pay upon agreement of the employer and the employee or if provided in the
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
C. Retirement Benefits under a Collective Bargaining Agreement or

Applicable Contract
Any employee may retire or be retired by his or her employer upon

reaching the retirement age established in the collective bargaining
agreement (CBA) or other applicable agreement/contract and shall receive
the retirement benefits granted therein; provided, however, that such
retirement benefits shall not be less than the retirement pay required under
RA 7641, and provided further that if such retirement benefi ts under the
agreement are less, the employer shall pay the difference.
W here both the employer and the employee contribute to a retirement

fund pursuant to the applicable agreement, the employer's total
contributions and the accrued interest thereof shou ld not be less than the
total retirement benefits to which the employee would have been entitled
had there been no such retirement benefits’ fund. If such total portion from
the employer is less, the employer shall pay the deficiency.
D. Retirement Benefits of Workers who are Paid by Results
For covered workers who are paid by results and do not have a fixed
monthly salary rate, the basis for the determination of the salary for fifteen
(15) days shall be their average daily salary (ADS). The ADS is der ived by
dividing the total salary or earnings for the last twelve months reckoned
from the date of retirement by the number of actual working days in that
particular period, provided that the determination of rates of payment by
results are in accordance with the established regulations.
ii Cebu Ins titute of Tec hnology v s . Ople, GR No. 58870, Dec . 18, 1987 - Ex is ting law s ex c lude allow anc es f r om the
bas ic s alar y or w age in the c omputation of the amount of r etir ement and o ther benef its pay able to an employ ee .
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E. Retirement Benefit of Part-time Workers
Part-time workers are also entitled to retirement pay of “one -half

month salary” for every year of service under RA 7641 after satisfying the
following conditions precedent for optional retirement: (a) there is no
retirement plan between the employer and the employee and (b) the
employee should have reached the age of sixty (60) years, and should
have rendered at least five (5) years of service with the employer.
Applying the foregoing principle, the components of retirement benefit

of part-time workers may likewise be computed at least in proportion to the
salary and related benefits due them.
F. Retirement Benefit of Underground or Surface M ine Employees

under Republic Act No. 8558 as amended by Republic Act No.
10757 jj
The retirement age of underground or surface mine employees has

been reduced to a much lower age. For this purpose, an underground or
surface mine employee refers to any person employed to extract mineral
deposits underground or in the surface, or to work in excavations or
workings such as shafts, winzes, tunnels, drifts, crosscuts, raises, working
places whether abandoned or in use beneath or in the earth’s surface for
the purpose of searching for and extract ing mineral deposits. Moreover,
surface mine workers shall only include mill-plant workers, electrical,
mechanical and tailings pond personnel.
In the absence of a retirement plan or other applicable agreement

providing for retirement benefits of undergro und mine employees in the
establishment, an employee may retire upon reaching the compulsory
retirement age of sixty (60) years or upon optional retirement at the age of
fifty (50) years, provided he/she has served for at least five (5) years as an
underground mine employee or in underground mine of the establishment.
jj A n A c t Reduc ing the Retir ement A ge of Sur f ac e Mine Wor ker s f r om Six ty ( 60) to Fif ty ( 50) Y ear s , amending f or the
pur pos e A r tic le 302 of PD 442, other w is e know n as the “ Labor Code of the Philippin es ” w hic h w as s igned into law on
08 A pr il 2016.
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G. Other Benefits upon Retirement
The retirement benefits under RA 7641 and RA 8558 are separate and
distinct from those granted by the Social Security System.
Under the law, upon optional or compulsory retirement, the employee

is also entitled to the proportionate thirteenth -month pay for the calendar
year and to the cash equivalent of accrued leave benefits.
H. Coverage from Income Tax of Retirement Pay
Exempted from taxation are the retirement benefits received under RA

7641 (now Article 302 herein) and those received by officials and
employees of private firms, whether individual or corporate, in accordance
with a reasonable private benefit plan maintained by the employer:
Provided, That the retiring official or employee has been in the service of
the same employer for at least ten (10) years and is not less than fifty (50)
years of age at the time of his retirement: Provided, further, That the
benefits granted under this subparagraph shall be availed of by an official
or employee only once.
For purposes herein, the term 'reasonable private benefit plan' means
a pension, gratuity, stock bonus or profit -sharing plan maintained by an
employer for the benefit of some or all of his of ficials or employees,
wherein contributions are made by such employer for the officials or
employees, or both, for the purpose of distributing to such officials and
employees the earnings and principal of the fund t hus accumulated, and
wherein it is provided in said plan that at no time shall any part of the
corpus or income of the fund be used for, or be diverted to, any purpose
other than for the exclusive benefit of the said officials and employees. kk
kk
Pur s uant to Sec tion 32( B) ( 6) ( a) of the National Inter nal Rev enue Code of the Philipp ines , as amended .
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B ENEFITS U NDER THE E MPLOYEES ’
C OMPENSATION P ROGRAM
(PD 626)
A. T he Employees’ Compensation Program
The Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) is a government

program designed to provide a compensation package to public and private
sector employees or their dependents in the event of work-related
sickness, injury, disability, or death. ll
B. Coverage
The ECP covers all workers in the formal sector.
Coverage in the ECP starts on the first day of employment.
Employees in the private sector who are compulsory members of the

Social Security System (SSS) mm , with employer-employee relationship
C. T he Benefits
Loss of income benefit or a cash benefit given to a worker to

compensate for lost income due to his or her inability to work.
M edical benefits which include the reimbursement of the cost of

medicine for the illness or injury, payments to providers of medical care,
hospital care, surgical expenses, and the costs of appliances and supplies
ll
For mor e inf or mation, pleas e w r ite or c all the Em p lo ye e s ’ Co m p e n s at io n Co m m is s io n ( ECC) , Inf or mation and
Public A s s is tanc e Div is ion, loc ated at 355 Sen. Gil Puy at A v enue, Makati City . Telephone Nos . 899 - 4251 to 52
loc als 227 and 228; Fax : 897 - 7597. Public A s s is tanc e Center ( PA C) Telephone No. 899 - 4251. Email:
e cc_m ail@ yah o o .co m . Webs ite: w w w .e cc.g o v.p h
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Non- r egis tr ation o f an employ ee w ith the SSS is not pr ejudic ial to his /her EC c laim in the ev ent that the s ame has
been dec lar ed as w or k- c onnec ted. ( A r t.167 ( g) in r elation to A r t. 168, P.D. No. 626, as amended)
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where necessary. The medical services are limited to ward services of an

accredited hospital.
Rehabilitation services which include physical therapy, vocational

training, and special assistance provided to employees who sustain a
disability as a result of sickness or injury arising out of employment. The
objective is to develop the workers’ mental, vocational, an d social potential
and to help them remain as productive members of society.
Carer ’s allowance which is provided to an employee who suffers

from a work-connected permanent partial and permanent total disability. nn
Death benefits which are granted to benef iciaries of an employee in

the event of work-connected death. Death benefits shall also be granted to
the beneficiaries in cases where the cause of the employee is a
complication or natural consequence of his/ her compensated permanent
total disability. oo
D. Kinds of Disability
There are three (3) types of loss of income benefits:

Temporary Total Disability (TTD) benefit which is given to an
employee who is unable to work for a continuous period not exceeding 120
days.
Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) benefit which is given to a
worker who loses a body part and consequently the loss of the use of that
body part.
Permanent Total Disability (PTD) benefit which is given if the
employee’s inability to work lasts for more than 240 days. PTD benefit can
be claimed in the following cases:
1. complete loss of sight of both eyes ;
2. loss of two limbs at or above the ankles or wrists;
3. permanent and complete paralysis of two limbs ;
4. brain injury resulting in incurable imbecility or insanity ; and
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Boar d Res olution No. 90 - 12- 0090, Dec . 20, 1990 in r elation t o E.O. No. 134, A pr il 23, 2013
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Boar d Res olution No. 10 - 09- 116, Sept. 2, 2010 in r elation to A r t. 194 ( b) of P.D. No. 626, as amended
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5. such cases as determined by the SSS and approved by the

Commission. pp
E. Filing of Claims
Employees can claim only for work-connected sickness, injuries, or

death.
Who may file: The claimant or his/her representative may file an

appropriate claim with the GSIS, in case o f public sector claimant, or
with the SSS, in case of private sector claimant.
When: A claim must be filed within three (3) years from:
a. In case of sickness – from the time the employee lost his

earning capacity;
b. In case of injury – from the time it was s ustained;
c. In case of death – from the time of death of the covered
member. qq
How: Fill in the prescribed forms supplied by the GSIS or SSS and
attach the supporting documents required for every contingency.
Where to File: All EC claims may be filed by the claimant at his option
in the Regional Office/ Branch of the System ([GSIS - public sector];
[SSS-private sector]) nearest to the public place of work or residence.” rr
Period of Appeal. The claimant shall file with the GSIS or the SSS, as
the case may be, a notice of appeal within thirty (30) calendar days from
receipt of the decision.
pp
A r t. 192 ( c ) , ( 6) , P.D. 626, as amended, in r elation to Rule IX, Sec . 1 ( 6) , A mended Rules on Employ ees ’
Compens ation
qq
ECC Cir c ular No. 03 - 709, July 22, 2009
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ECC Boar d Res olution No. 10 - 10- 157, Oc t. 20, 2010
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F. Obligations/Responsibilities of Employers
1. Contribution to the State Insurance Fund (SIF). – The employer

shall contribute in behalf of his or her employees to the SIF, fr om
which payments for benefits are drawn.
2. Registration. – Every employer (and every employee as well) shall

be registered with the GSIS or SSS by accomplishing the prescribed
forms.
3. Safety Devices. – The employer shall comply with health and safety
laws and shall take the necessary precautions for the prevention of
work-related disability or death.
4. Employer ’s Logbook. –
 All employers shall keep a logbook to record chronologically
the sickness, injury or death of their employees, setting forth
therein their names, dates and places of the contingency,
nature of the contingency and absences.
 Entries in the logbook shall be made within five (5) days from
notice or knowledge of the occurrence of the contingency.
 W ithin five days after entry in the logbook, the employer shall
report to the System only those contingencies he deems to be
work-connected.” ss
5. Provision for M edical Services. – In addition to EC benefits,

existing medical services being provided by the employer shall be
maintained and continued to be enjoyed by their employees. tt
ss
A r t. 205 [a], P.D. No. 626, as amended
tt
A r t. 175, P.D. 626, as amended
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PHILHEALTH BENEFITS
A. T he National Health Insurance Program
The National Health Insurance Program (NHIP), formerly known as

Medicare, is a health insurance program for SSS members and their
dependents whereby the healthy subsidize the sick who may find
themselves in need of financial assistance when they get hospitalized.
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth is the

mandated administrator of the Medicare program (now known as NHIP)
under the National Health Insurance Act of 1995 (Republic Act 7875). uu
B. Coverage
The program covers the following:
1. M embers In T he Formal Economy - includes those with formal

contracts and fixed terms of employment including wo rkers in the
government and private sector, whose premium contribution payments
are equally shared by the employee and the employer.
2. Sponsored M embers - includes members whose contributions are

being paid for by another individual, government agencies, or private
entities.
3. M embers In T he Informal Economy - includes a wide range of

individuals and sectors ranging from the self -earning to migrant
workers.
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For inquir ies on NHIP c ov er age, benef its and pr oc edur es f or SSS member s , y ou may v is it the Ph ilip p in e He alt h
In s u r an ce Co r p o r at io n ( PhilHealth) at the City s tate Centr e Bldg., 709 Shaw Blv d., Bar angay Or anbo, Pas ig City or
c all telephone number 637 - 9999. Y ou may als o v is it the PhilHea lth w ebs ite at http:// w w w .p h ilh e alt h .g o v.p h .
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4. Lifetime M embers - members who have reached the age of

retirement under the law and have paid at least 120 monthly premium
contributions.
5. Indigent M embers - persons who have no visible means of income,

or whose income is insufficient for family subsistence, as identified by
the Department of Social W elfare and Development (DSW D), based
on specific criteria.
6. Senior Citizens - those who are 60 years old and above and are not
currently covered by any of the existing membership categories of
PhilHealth.
C. T he Benefits
A unified benefit package for all PhilHealth members is being

implemented which include s the following categories of personal health
services:
1. Inpatient hospital care:
 Room and board;

 Services of health care professionals;
 Diagnostic, laboratory, and other medical examination services;
 Use of surgical or medical equipment and facilitie s;
 Prescription drugs and biologicals, subject to the limitations
stated in Section 37 of RA 7875; and
 Inpatient education packages.
2. Outpatient care:
 Services of health care professionals;

 Diagnostic, laboratory, and other medical examination services ;
 Personal preventive services;
 Prescription drugs and biologicals, subject to the limitations
described in Section 37 of RA 7875; and
 Emergency and transfer services.
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The New PhilHealth Inpatient Benefit Schedule

Effective April 5, 2009
HOSPITAL CATEGORIES
Levels 3 & 4 Hospitals (Tertiary)
Benefit Item Case Type
A B C D
Room and Board  P500/d ay P500/d ay P800/d ay P1,100/d ay
Drugs and Medicines   P 4,200 P 14,000 P 28,000 P 40,000
X-ray, Lab. and Others** P 3,200 P 10,500 P 21,000 P 30,000
Fo r p ro ce d ure s with RVU 30 & b e lo w = P1,200
Fo r p ro ce d ure s with RVU 31 to 80 = P1,500
Operating Room Fo r p ro ce d ure s with RVU 81 to 600: RVU x PCF 20

(Minimum = P3,500)
Professional Fees
a. Daily visits
General Practitioner (Groups 1, 5, and 6)
Pe r Day P300 P400 P500 P600
Maximum p e r co nfine me nt P1,200 P2,400 P4,000 P6,000
Specialist (Groups 2, 3, and 4)
Pe r Day P500 P600 P700 P800
Maximum p e r P2,000 P3,600 P5,600 P8,000
Co nfine me nt
For RVU 500 and below For RVU 501 and above
b . Surg e ry Surgeon Anesthesiolo - Surgeon Anesthesio -
gist logist
Ge ne ral Practitio ne r RVU x PCF 40 40% o f RVU x PCF 40 40% o f
First Tier = PF1 surg e o n’s fe e = PF1 surg e o n’s fe e
(Group 1) Max. o f (PF1) Max. o f Max. o f (PF1) Max . o f
P3,200 P1,280 P3,200 P1,280
With training RVU x PCF 48 48% o f RVU x PCF 48 48% o f
Second Tier = PF2 surg e o n’s fe e = PF2 surg e o n’s fe e
(Groups 5 and 6) (PF1) (PF1)
Dip lo mate /fe llo w RVU x PCF 56 56% o f RVU x PCF 80 40% o f
Third Tier = PF3 surg e o n’s fe e = PF4 surg e o n’s fe e
(Groups 2, 3, and 4) (PF1) (PF4)
Level 2 Hospitals (Secondary)
Case Type
Benefit Item
A B C
Room and Board* P 400/d ay P 400/d ay P 600/d ay

Max imum of 45 day s per y ear .

per s ingle per iod of c onf inement.
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Drugs and Medicines** P 3,360 P 11,200 P 22,400

X-ray, Laboratory and Others* * P 2,240 P 7,350 P 14,700
Fo r p ro ce d ure s with RVU 30 & b e lo w = P750
Fo r p ro ce d ure s with RVU 31 to 80 = P1,200
Operating Room Fo r p ro ce d ure s with RVU 81 to 600
RVU x PCF 15
(Minimum = P2,200 and Maximum = P7,500)
Professional Fees
a. Daily visits
Pe r Day P300 P400 P500
Maximum p e r co nfine me nt P1,200 P2,400 P4,000
Pe r Day P500 P600 P700

Maximum p e r co nfine me nt P2,000 P3,600 P5,600
b . Surg e ry (fo r Case Typ e s A, B and C) Surgeon Anesthesiolo gis t
Ge ne ral Practitio ne r RVU x PCF 40 40% o f surg e o n’s fe e

First tier = PF1 (PF1)
(Group 1) Maximum o f P3,200 Maximum o f P1,280
With training RVU x PCF 48 48% o f surg e o n’s fe e

Second tier = PF2 (PF1)
(Groups 5 and 6)
Dip lo mate /fe llo w RVU x PCF 56 56% o f surg e o n’s fe e

Third tier = PF3 (PF1)
(Groups 2, 3, and 4)
Level 1 Hospitals (Primary)
Benefit Item Case Type

A B
Room and Board* P300/d ay P300/d ay
Drugs and Medicines** P2,700 P 9,000
X-ray, Laboratory and Others* * P1,600 P 5,000
Operating Room P500
Professional Fees
a. Daily visits
Pe r Day P300 P400
Maximum p e r co nfine me nt P1,200 P2,400
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Pe r Day P500 P600

Maximum p e r co nfine me nt P2,000 P3,600
b . Surg e ry (fo r Case Typ e s A and B) Surgeon Anesthesiolo gis t
Ge ne ral Practitio ne r
RVU x PCF 40 40% o f surg e o n’s fe e
First Tier
= PF1 (PF1)
(Group 1)
With training
Second Tier
= PF2 (PF1)
(Groups 5 and 6)
Dip lo mate /fe llo w
Third Tier
= PF3 (PF1)
(Groups 2, 3, and 4)
Max. o f P2,000 p e r Max. fe e co mp ute d as
co nfine me nt p e rce ntag e o f P2,000
The fo llo wing are also includ e d in yo ur Additional Update
PhilHe alth b e ne fits: • In co mp liance to PhilHe alth Circular No s. 22, s.
• Outpatient Malaria Package starting 01 2007 and 11, s. 2008, the ho sp ital’s State me nt o f
De ce mb e r 2008 Acco unt (SA) o r Billing State me nt (BS) sho uld b e
• Normal Spontaneous Delivery up to fourth attache d to a claim ap p licatio n.
childbirth starting 01 January 2009 • No ne e d to attach an SA o r BS to claim
• Voluntary Surgical Contracep tion ap p licatio ns fo r p ackag e s like Maternity Care
Procedures starting 01 Octo b e r 2008 Package, SARS, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Avian
• Cataract Package starting 01 May 2009 Flu.
• A(H1N1) Package starting 01 May 2009
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SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
A. T he Social Security Program
The Social Security Program provides a package of benefits in the

event of death, disability, sickness, maternity, and old age. Basically, the
Social Security System (SSS) provides for a replacement of income los t on
account of the aforementioned contingencies. vv
B. Coverage
A private employee, whether permanent, temporary or provisional.
C. T he Benefits
C.1 Sickness
The sickness benefit is a daily cash allowance paid for the number of
days a member is unable to work due to sickness or injury.
A member is qualified to avail himself/herself of this benefit if:
1. he/she is unable to work due to sickness or injury and is thus confined

either in the hospital or at home for at least four days;
2. he/she has paid at least three monthly contributions within the 12 -
month period immediately before the semester of sickness;
3. he/she has used up all current company sick leaves with pay for the
current year; and
4. he/she has notified his/her employer.
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For inquir ies on SSS benef its and other r elated matter s , y ou may v is it the So cial Se cu r it y Sys t e m ( SSS) at the SSS
Building, Eas t A v enue, Diliman, Quez on City or its near es t br anc h of f ic e. Y ou ma y als o c all telephone number s
920- 6401 ( oper ator - as s is ted) , 920 - 6446 ( Member Relations Depar tment) , 917 - 7777 ( mac hine - as s is ted; pr es s y our
SSS no. and w ait f or ins tr uc tions ) or v is it its w ebs ite at w w w .s s s .g o v.p h or e- mail it at
m e m b e r _r e lat io n s @ s s s .g o v.p h .
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The amount of an employee’s sickness benefit is computed as: the

daily sickness allowance times the approved number of days.
Effective May 24, 1997, the daily sickness allowance is 90 percent of

the average daily salary credit (Section 14 of Republic Act 8282).
C.2. Maternity (see Title #8. M aternity Leave on page 27)
C.3. Disability
It is a cash benefit paid to a member who becomes permanently

disabled, either partially or totally.
A member who suffers partial or total permanent disability, with at

least one (1) contributio n paid to the SSS prior to the semester of
contingency, is qualified.
The complete and permanent loss of use of any of the following parts
of the body under permanent partial disability:
one thumb sight of one eye one big toe

one index fi nger hearing of one ear one hand
one middle finger hearing of both ears one arm
one ring finger one foot one ear
one little finger one leg both ears
The following fall under permanent total disability:

1. Complete loss of sight of both eyes;
2. Loss of two limbs at or above the ankle or wrists;
3. Permanent complete paralysis of two limbs;
4. Brain injury causing insanity; and
5. Other cases as determined and approved by the SSS.
Types of disability benefits:

1. The monthly pension which is paid to a disabled member who has paid at
least 36 monthly contributio ns to the SSS; and
2. The lump sum amount which is granted to those who have not paid the
required 36 monthly contributio ns.
C.4. Retirem ent
It is a cash benefit paid to a member who can no longer work due to

old age.
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A member is qualified to avail himself of this benefit if:
a. he/she is 60 years old and unemployed and has paid at least 120 monthly
contributi o ns prior to the semester of retirement.
b. he/she is 65 years old, whether employed or not. If employed he/she should
have paid 120 monthly contributions prior to the semester of retirement,
whether employed or not.
The types of retirement benefits are:
a. the monthly pension, and

b. the lump sum amount.
The monthly pension is a lifetime cash benefit paid to a retiree who

has paid at least 120 monthly contributions to the SSS prior to the
semester of retirement.
The lump sum amount is granted to a retiree who has not paid the
required 120 monthly contributions.
C.5. Death & Funeral
The death benefit is a cash paid to the beneficiaries of a deceased

member.
The primary beneficiaries are the legitimate dependent spouse until

he or she remarries and legitimate, legitimated, legally adopted or
illegitimate dependent children of the member. In the absence of primary
beneficiaries, the secondary beneficiaries are the dependent parents of
the member. In their absence, the person designated by the member as
beneficiary in his/her member’s record will be the rec ipient.
The types of death benefits are:
1. the monthly pension; and
2. the lump sum amount.
The monthly pension is granted only to the primary beneficiaries of a

deceased member who had paid 36 monthly contributions before the
semester of death.
The lump sum is the amount granted to the primary beneficiaries of a

deceased member who had paid less than 36 monthly contributions before
the semester of death.
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PAG -IBIG BENEFITS
(Republic Act No. 9679)
A. T he Home Development M utual Fund (HDM F)

The Home Development Mutual Fund, otherwise known as Pag -IBIG
(Pagtutulungan sa kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industriya at Gobyerno )
Fund is a mutual provident savings system for private and government
employees and other earning groups, supported by matching mandatory
contributions of their respective employers with housing as the primary
investment. ww
B. Coverage
I. M andatory M embership
 All employees who are or ought to be covered by the Social Security

System (SSS), provided that actual membership in the SSS shall not
be a condition precedent to the mandatory coverage in the Fund. It
shall include, but are not limited to:
o A private employee, whether permanent, temporary, or provisional

who is not over sixty (60) years old;
o A household helper earning at least P1,000.00 a m onth. A household
helper is any person who renders domestic services exclusively to a
household such as a driver, gardener, cook, governess, and other
similar occupations ;
o A Filipino seafarer upon the signing of the standard contract of
employment between the seafarer and the manning agency, which
together with the foreign ship owner, acts as the employer;
o A self-employed person regardless of trade, business or occupation,
with an income of at least P1,000.00 a month and not over sixty (60)
years old;
o An expatriate who is not more than sixty (60) years old and is
compulsorily covered by the Social Security System (SSS),
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For inquir ies , y ou may w r ite the Member Relations Dept., 2 n d Floor , JELP Bldg., 409 A ddition Hills , Shaw Blv d.,
Mandaluy ong City , or y ou may c all its Hotline at ( 02) 724 - 4244 or email at p u b licaf f air s @ p ag ib ig f u n d .g o v.p h .
Y ou c an als o v is it its near es t br anc h of f ic e.
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regardless of citizenship, nature and duration of employment, and

the manner by which the compensation is paid. In the absence of an
explicit exemption from SSS coverage, the said expatriate, upon
assumption of office, shall be covered by the Fund.
An expatriate shall refer to a citizen of another country who is living and

working in the Philippines.
o All employees who are subject to mandatory coverage by the

Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), regardless of their
status of appointment, including members of the judiciary and
constitutio na l commissions;
o Uniformed members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the
Bureau of Fire Protection, the Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology, and the Philippine National Police;
o Filipinos employed by foreign-based employers, whether they are
deployed here or abroad or a combination thereof.
II. Voluntary M embership
An individual at least 18 years old but not more than 65 years old may
register with the Fund under voluntary membership. However, said
individual shall be required to comply with the set of rules and regulations
for Pag-IBIG members including the amount of contribution and schedule
of payment. In addition, they shall be subject to the eligibility requirements
in the event of availment of loans and other programs/benefits offered by
the Fund.
The following shall be allowed to apply for voluntary membership:
 Non-working spouses who devote full time to managing the household and
family affairs, unless they also engage in another vocation or employment which
is subject to mandatory coverage, provided the employed spouse is a registered
Pag-IBIG member and consents to the Fund membership o f the non-working
spouse;
 Filipino employees of foreign government or international organization, or their
wholly-owned instrumentality based in the Philippines, in the absence of an
administrati ve agreement with the Fund;
 Employees of an employer who is g ranted a waiver or suspension of coverage
by the Fund under RA 9679;
 Leaders and members of religious groups;
 A member separated from employment, local or abroad, or ceased to be self -
employed but would like to continue paying his/her personal contribution . Such
member may be a pensioner, investor, or any other individual with passive
income or allowance s;
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 Public officials or employees who are not covered by the GSIS such as
Barangay Officials, including Barangay Chairmen, Barangay Council Members,
Chairmen of the Barangay Sangguniang Kabataan, and Barangay Secretaries
and Treasure rs ;
 Such other earning individuals/groups as may be determined by the Board by
rules and regulations.
C. T he Benefits
The Fund offers its members the following benefits:

1. Savings
2. Short Term Loans
3. Housing Programs
Savings or Provident Savings Program is a fast, easy and

affordable way for a member to save for his future needs. The
contributions that a member makes together with the employer counterpart
are credited to his Total Ac cumulated Value (TAV). A member contributing
two percent of his monthly compensation doubles his savings immediately
with the addition of the employer counterpart contribution. Meanwhile, a
member contributing one percent of his monthly compensation triple s his
savings as the employer counterpart remains at two percent. Aside from
being fully guaranteed by the national government, members’ contributions
are deducted from the gross income prior to computation of the income tax.
Members’ savings earn annual d ividends that are also tax-free. The
dividend rate varies depending on the net income of the Fund at yearend.
Short-Term Loan Programs are meant to provide assistance to its

members, provided they are active and have made at least 24 monthly
contributions. There are two short-term loan programs that a member may
avail of when the need arises. The Multi-Purpose Loan Program was
designed to help finance members’ immediate medical, educational or
livelihood needs; minor home improvement, purchase of appliance and
furniture, and other related needs. Meanwhile, the Calamity Loan Program
is extended to members who have been affected by a recent calamity, as
proven by a declaration of calamity in their area of residence.
Housing Programs that an eligible member may avail of in the form

of housing loans are either the End-User Financing Program or the
Magaang Pabahay, Disenteng Buhay Program. Under the End -User
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Financing Program, a member may avail of a loan to finance any of the

following (Circular 247):
a. Purchase of a fully developed lot not exceeding one 1,000 square meters, which
should be within a residential area;
b. Purchase of a residential house and lot, townhouse or condominium unit,

inclusive of a parking slot. The unit may be:
 Old or brand new;

 A property mortgaged with the Fund; or
 An acquired asset, which is disposed of through sealed public bidding,
negotiated sale, or the Rent-to- Own Program.
c. Construc tio n or completion of a residential unit on a lot owned by the member;
d. Home improvement, i.e. any alteration in an existing residential unit intended by

a homeowner to be a permanent integral part of the property, which will
enhance its durability and material value;
e. Refinancing of an existing mortgage with an institution acceptable to the Fund,

provided that:
 The loan is not in default within the 12 months prior to the date of application;
 The said loan has a repayment history of at two years with the original
mortgagee
f. Combination of loan purposes, which shall be limited to the following :

 Purchase of a fully developed lot not exceeding 1,000square meters and
construc tio n of a residential unit thereon;
 Purchase of a residential unit, whether old or new, with home improvement;
 Refinanci ng of an existing mortgage with home improvement;
 Refinanci ng of an existing mortgage, specifically a lot loan, with construction
of a residential unit thereon.
Under the Magaang Pabahay, Disenteng Buhay Program, a qualified

member may purchase an acquired asset of the Fund either in cash or
through a housing loan at very reasonable prices. A buyer who purchases
an acquired asset in cash is entitled to a 20% discount on the property’s
sales price, while a buyer who purchases through a housing loan is entitled
to a 15% discount on the property’s sales price.
To qualify for a Pag-IBIG housing loan, a member must satisfy the

following requirements:
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a. Must be a member under the Pag -IBIG I for at least 24 months, as

evidenced by the remittance of at least 24 monthly contributions at the
time of loan application.
b. Not more than 65 years old at the date of loan application and must be
insurable; provided further that he is not more than 70 years old at loan
maturity;
c. Has the legal capacity to acquire and encumber real property;
d. Has passed satisfactory background/credit and employment/business
checks conducted by the developer and the Pag -IBIG Fund;
e. Has no outstanding Pag-IBIG housing loan, either as a principal
borrower or co- borrower;
f. Has not availed of a Pag-IBIG housing loan that was foreclosed,
cancelled, bought back due to default, or subjected to dacion en pago,
which shall include cases where the borrower is no longer interested to
pursue the loan and surrenders the property;
g. May have an outstanding Pag-IBIG multi-purpose loan but which is
updated in payments at the time of loan application. A member whose
multi-purpose loan is in arrears shall be required to pay his arrears
over the counter to update his account.
D. M onthly Contribution
The monthly contributions for the members are below indicated:

Percentage of Monthly
Monthly Employee
Compensation Employer
Compensation Share
Share
1% 2%
P1,500 and below
Over P1,500 2% 2%
The maximum monthly compensation used in computing the employee

contributions is currently set at P5,000. This means that the maximum
member contribution and employer counterpart per month are both
currently P100.
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Dios dado Mc ac apagal Regiona l Gov’t , Cent er, 3/ F & 4/ F, A ndens on B ldg. II,
B rgy . Maimpis , Cit y of S an Fernand o B arangay P arian, Calamba Cit y ,
2000 P ampanga 4027 Laguna
Tel. # (045) 455-16 19 Tel. # (049) 545-73 57
Telefax : (045) 455-161 7 Telefax : (049) 545-736 0
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Re gi on 4-B MI MAROP A Re gi on 5
3rd Flr. Confil B ldg. , Doña A urora S t . , Old A lbay ,
Rox as Drive. Lumangb ay a nl, Calapan Cit y 4500 Legas pi Cit y
Orient al Mindoro Tel. # (052) 480-58 31
Tel. # (043) 288-43 22; 2 8 8- 1 6 67 Telefax : (052) 480-305 8
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G/ F S wan Ros e B ldg. , Commis s ion Civil S t . , 3 r d & 4 t h Flr. , DOLE -RO 7 B ldg.
Jaro, Iloilo Cit y 5000 Gen. Max ilom A ve. c orner
Luna S t . , La P az , Gorordo A ve. , Cebu Cit y
5000 Iloilo Cit y Teleph on es : (032) 266-972 2 &
Tel. # (033) 320-802 4 Telefax : (033) 320-802 6 (032) 266-050 0
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DOLE Compoun d. Trec e Mart irez S t . , 3/ F, QNS B ldg. , V et erans . A ve.
6500 Tac loba n Cit y 6500 Tumaga, Zamboa ng a Cit y 7000
Tel. # (053) 321-33 08 Tel. # (062) 993-17 54
Telefax : (053) 325-629 3 Telefax : (062) 991-267 2 & 991-26 73
dol e ro8_tss d@ ya ho o. com dol e 9re cord@ ya h oo. c om
Mont e Carlo B ldg. RE R P has e I 4 t h Flr. , Dava o Ching P rint ers B ldg. c or.
K aus waga n, Nat ional Highway Dac udao A ve. & Lak andul a S t . , A gdao
9000 Cagay an de Oro Cit y 8000 Davao Cit y
Tel. # (088) 857-19 31 Tel. # (082) 226-24 81
Telefax : (088) 857-221 8 Telefax : (082) 227-428 9
dol e 10@ w e bspri n te r. ne t dol e 11da va o@ ya h oo. co m
102 A c epal B ldg. , Mabini E x t ens ion, K oronad al CARAG A Re gi ona l Offi ce
Cit y , Nimfa Tiu B ldg. , JP Ros ales A ve.
9506 S out h Cot abat o 8600 B ut uan Cit y
Teleph on es : (083) 520-012 5 & 228-49 20 Tel. # (085) 342-96 06
Telefax : (083) 228-219 0 Telefax : (085) 342-950 3
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Ne gros I sl a nd Re gi on
S an Lorenz o Ruiz Cent er
Corner Cerva nt es S t .
Dumaguet e Cit y
Negros Orient al
Tel. # (035) 434-22 19
(035) 422-974 1
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Directory of DOLE-NCR Field Offices

CAMANA V A Fi e l d Offi ce (CFO) MUNTAP A RL A S Fi e l d Offi ce (MFO)
5/ F, A ranet a S quare Cent er, No. 263 V alenz uela B ldg. ,
Monument o Circ le A labang Zapot e Road P amplona
1400 Calooc an Cit y Las P iñas Cit y
Telefax : (02) 367-31 88 & 362-318 7 Teleph on es : 808-616 5; 808-04 22
323-746 6 Juri sdi c ti o n: Ci ti es of M unti nl upa, Tagui g,
Juri sdi c ti o n: Ci ti es of Cal oocan, M al abon, Parañaqu e, and Las Pi ñas
Navota s, and V al enz uel a
Ma ni l a Fi e l d Offi ce (MFO) P AMAMARI S A N Fi e l d Offi ce (P FO)

4/ F, Dy Int ernat i o na l B ldg. 4/ F Rudgen B ldg. , B rgy . S an A nt onio
1650 S an Marc elino c or Gen. Malvar St s . Capit oly o, S haw B lvd. ,
Malat e, 1004 Manila 1600 P as ig Cit y
Telepho n es : 302-926 9 t o 70 Teleph on e: 477-363 0; 661-50 42
Juri sdi c ti o n: Patero s and the ci ti es
of M andal uyong, M ari k i na, Pasi g,
and S an Juan
Ma ka ti -P a sa y Fi e l d Offi ce (MP FO) Que z on Ci ty Fi e l d Offi ce (QCFO)

2/ F, E mploy ees Compens at i on Commis s ion 4/ F, A rc adia B ldg.
(E CC) B ldg. , Quez on A venue
355 S en. Gil P uy at A venu e E x t ens ion 1100 Quez on Cit y
1200 Mak at i Cit y Teleph on es : 497-300 2
Teleph on es : 328-881 5 & 338-58 6 5; 336-506 2; 376-598 3 & 414-44 71
310-881 5
For inquiries, please call DOLE Hotline at 1349

or the DOLE Regional Office having jurisdiction
over the workplace of the employee.
68
The BWC
The Bureau of W orking Conditions (BW C) is responsible for the
formulation and development of labor standards in the areas of hours of
work, occupational safety and health, and other conditions of employment.
In May 1982, the Bureau of Labor Standards, which was created in

June 1957 under Reorganization Plan No. 20 -A, was renamed the Bureau
of W orking Conditions. The BW C performs all functions i n relation to the
formulation of policies and enforcement of labor standards performed by
the then Wage Administrative Service and the Industrial Safety Division of
the Bureau of Labor.
Vision
The Bureau of W orking Conditions envisions well-guided employers
and workers committed to a safe, healthful, and productive work
environment, adaptive to industry trends and developments, and equitably
enjoying the gains of joint endeavors.
Mission
 To formulate policies and initiate legislations on labor standards,
based on relevant information culled from monitoring, consultations,
networking, and researches.
 To standardize the use of enforcement instruments and to clothe the
inspectorate system with strong enforcement authority to ensure
compliance with laws and regulations.
 To develop and sustain the capability of enterprises toward self -
management of safety and health in workplaces, thus, upholding the
principle of shared responsibility between workers and employers.
 To enhance the capability of small enterpris es in implementing
practical and efficient methods of improving working conditions and
productivity.
 To inform and advise the public on labor standards, including
occupational safety and health, and on innovative work practices or
arrangements.

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HANDBOOK ON

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Alvin B. Curada, Catherine Legados -Parado, Nicanor V. Bon, Emila T. de Guzman,

All Rights Reserved

This Handbook is published by the

- NOT FOR SALE –

Cover Art : Ma. Alea Razelle S. Gaela

In this edition, we added more detailed illustrations and sample wage

An equally important development is the inclusion of entries on the income tax

SILVESTRE H. BELLO III

COM PLIANCE GUIDE 1

2. HOLIDAY PAY (Article 94)

3. PREM IUM PAY (Articles 91 -93)

4. OVERT IM E PAY (Article 87)

6. SERVICE CHARGES (Article 96)

7. SERVICE INCENT IVE LEAVE (Article 95)

8. M AT ERNIT Y LEAVE (RA 1161, as amended by RA 8282)

9. PAT ERNIT Y LEAVE (RA 8187)

10. PARENTAL LEAVE FOR SOLO PARENT S (RA 8972)

12. SPECIAL LEAVE FOR WOM EN (RA 9710)

13. T HIRT EENT H-M ONT H PAY (PD 851)

14. SEPARAT ION PAY (Articles 2 98- 299)

15. RET IREM ENT PAY (Article 302)

16. BENEFIT S UNDER T HE EM PLOYEES’ COM PENSAT ION

17. PHILHEALT H BENEFIT S (RA 7875, as amended by RA 9241)

18. SOCIAL SECURIT Y BENEFIT S (RA 1161, as amended by

19. PAG-IBIG BENEFIT S (RA 9679)

APPENDIX Directory of DOLE Regional Offices 67

Subsidized M eals and Snacks

Salary of Kasam bahay who works as salesclerk

The Rules Implementing RA 6727 define the industrial sectors as

“Agriculture” refers to farming in all its branches and, among others,

“Retail Establishment” is one principally engaged in the sale of goods to

“Service Establishment” is one principally engaged in the sale of

The said law rationalized wage determination by establishing the

National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila

A.2 Upon application with and as determined by an RTW PB, based on

B. M inimum Wage Rates

DAILY M INIM UM WAGE (M W)

Summary of Current Regional Daily M inimum Wage Rates

Ie W O 17/ July 19, 2015 227. 00 - 253. 00 233. 00 227. 00

IV -B i W O 07/ July 3, 2015 225. 00 - 285. 00 230. 00 - 235. 00 230. 00 - 235. 00

V Ik WO 22/ May 2, 2015 256. 50 - 298. 50 266. 50 256. 50

IXn W O 18/ June 10, 2013 280. 00 255. 00 235. 00

XIp W O 18/ June 1, 2014 317. 00 307. 00 307. 00

XIII r W O 14/ July 1, 2016 275. 00 275. 00 275. 00

D. M onthly-Paid Employees and Daily -Paid Employees

Computation of the Estimated Equivalent M onthly Rate (EEM R) of

For monthly-paid employees:

Factor 365 days in a year is used in determining the equivalent

Applicable Daily Rate (ADR) x 365 = EEMR

Where 365 days/year = 298 ordinary working days

For daily-paid employees:

The following factors and formula may be used in computing the

1. For those who are required to work everyday, including Sundays or

Applicable Daily Rate (ADR) x 3 93.5 = EEMR

Where 393.50 days/yea r = 298 ordinary working days

Applicable Daily Rate (ADR) x 313 t = EEMR

Where 313 days/year = 298 ordinary working days