The Basic Rights of
Employees
CAFE FELIPE JR. L.
MALIG-ON ANALIZA
MORENO DANICA
OLAY CHRISTINE
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Equal Work Opportunities for all
The state shall protect labor, promote full employment, provide
equal work opportunity regardless of gender, race, or creed;
regulate employee-employer relations
Security of tenure
Every employee shall be assured security of tenure
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No employee can be dismissed from work except for a just or
authorized cause, and only after due process
-Dismissal is not permitted unless there are breach to code
of ethics and rules
Work days and work hours
- The normal hours of work in a day are eight hours
- An employee must be paid his or her wages for all hours worked
Weekly rest day
-A day-off of 24 consecutive hours after six days of work should be
scheduled by the
employer upon consultation with the workers
Wage and wage related benefits
-An employer cannot make any deduction from an employee’s wage
except for insurance premiums with the consent of the employee
• Pag-ibig, SSS, Philheath
• Gross pay- total salary received before taxes are deducted
• Net pay- total wage when taxes are already deducted
• Premiums are deducted at the last salary of the month (30th)
Payment of wages
-Wages shall be paid in cash, legal tender at or near the place of work.
Wages shall be given not less than once every two weeks or twice
within month at intervals no exceeding 16 days
-15th and 30th day salary
-According to DOLE, salary should not be late but can be given early
Employment of women
-Night work prohibition unless allowed by the rules
-In industrial undertakings from 10 pm to 6 am
-In commercial/non-industrial undertakings from 12 mn to 6 am
o Industrial workers
-In agricultural undertakings, at night time unless given not less than
nine consecutive hours of rest
-For pregnant women, a month before they should already file a
maternity leave till 90 days
Employment of children
-Minimum employable age is 15 years old. A worker below 15 years of
age should be
directly under the sole responsibility of parents or guardians; work does
not interfere with the child’s schooling or
normal development
-For emancipated minors, they are allowed to work since they
are already living independently
Safe working conditions
-Employers must provide workers with every kind of on-the-job
protection against injury, sickness, or death through safe and healthful
working conditions
-All aspects of the work should be secured of safety (holistic
health,
building structure, etc.)
Right to self-organization and collective bargaining
Right to self-organization
-Right of every worker to form or join any legitimate worker’s
organization, association or union of his or her own choice
Labor unions and organizations of employees
-They demand the rights of employees
Employee’s compensation (EC) benefits for work-related
contingencies
The employee’s compensation program is the tax-exempt compensation
program for employees and their dependents
-Medical benefits for sickness or injuries
o Health cards
-Disability benefits
-Rehabilitation benefits
-Death and funeral benefits
-Pension benefits
o Government workers highly benefits this
Usually, only the regular workers may experience these benefits
Types of leaves
Vacation leave
└ All employees, with the exception of casual workers, are entitled of
four weeks
of vacation per year
-This type of leave is paid
-In some companies, if vacation leave is not used it may be
converted to cash
o Amount will be based on the salary
Parental leave
└ All employees are entitled to unpaid parental leave after working for
12 months
-Should be legal spouse
-Leave to attend school meetings of children is an example of
unpaid parental leave
Leave for personal
-If he/she is unfit for work due to personal illness or injury (Sick Leave)
-Medical certificate should be presented
-If a member of the employee’s immediate family suffers a serious
injury or illness or dies (2 days paid care leave)
Study leave
- Study leave shall be granted by the university only on the basis of
the needs of the university and the interests of staff development
-Usually applicable to teachers and professors
RA 9173 “the Philippine Nursing Law”
└ Philippine nursing act of 2002
Sec. 32. Salary
└ The minimum base pay of nurses working in public health institution shall
not be lower than salary grade 15 prescribed under RA 6758 otherwise known
as “Compensation and Classification Act of 1989”
-SG15 = Php 32,000.00
-Government: Entry level is nurse I until nurse V and salary is also
increasing
-Not applicable to private hospitals
Sec. 33. Incentives and benefits
└ The BON in coordination with the DOH and other concerned agencies,
association of hospitals and the accredited professional organization shall
establish an incentive and benefit system in the form of:
-Free hospital care for nurses and their dependents
-Scholarship grants
-Other non-cash benefits
-PNA is the accredited professional organization of nursing