Rate varies from one region of the country to another and is set by the relevant regional tripartite wages and productivity board

Every qualified pregnant woman in the private sector is entitled to maternity leave of 60 days in case of normal delivery

A victim of violence against women and their children who is employed is entitled to paid leaves of up to 10 days in addition to paid leaves under other laws

It is intended to remove or reduce the insecurity of the workers while the latter are not at work due to hazards arising from employment ex. SSS law,PAG-IBIG etc

Prescribe the terms and conditions of employment as affecting wages or monetsty benefits etc.

It may also pertain to the _________ and ______ governing hours of work etc

Protection to labor clause

It us designed to protect the weaker party to the employment contract ex. Anti-sexual harassment etc

This refers to additional compensation of atleast 10 percent of an employee's applicable wage rate

Includes all the rules of law governing the conditions under the control of other person called employers.

An employer may require its employees to work six days per week

Denotes all matters arising out of employer-employee relationship

What to jnow about labor law

Section 3, article Xlll of the 1987 constitution

Every employer should pay its employees, except exempt employees, their regular daily wage for any unworked regular holidays

An employee is entitled to receive such retirement benefits as he may have earned under existing law

Those laws creating labor bodies or agencies for administrative purpose ex. POEA, DOLE. , TEDA

Classifications of labor laws

The normal hours of work should not exceed eight hours a day . unless there is a valid compressed work week arrangements

Employees who are not required to work on these special days by law, entitled to compensation

Benefit is granted to all married male employee's, regardless of employment status

The law enumerated the rights which the employees shoul know :