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Conditions of Employment

-Hours of work

 Normal working hours of 8 hours a day

 Meal and rest period; meal break of less than one hours and short rest periods shall be
considered compensable working time

Normal Hours of Work

-The normal hours of work of any employee shall not exceed 8 hours a day.

Normal Hours of Work of Health Personnel

For health personnel in cities and municipalities with a population of at least 1 million or in hospitals and
clinics with a bed capacity of at least 100

a.Regular office hours shall be 8 hours a day for 5 days a week, or 40 hours a week, exclusive of time for
meals

b. In case of exigencies, they may work for 6 days or for 48 hours, but they shall be entitled to an
additional compensation of at least 30% of their regular wage for work performed on the 6th day

The “health personnel” shall include:resident physicians, nurses, nutritionists, dieticians, pharmacists,
social workers, laboratory technicians, paramedical technicians, psychologists, midwives, attendants and
all other hospital or clinic personnel.

Purpose of the 8 hour labor law:

a.safeguard the health and welfare of the labor or employee

b.minimize unemployment by forcing employers to utilize different shifts of laborers working only for 8
hours.

Part-time work

-It is not prohibited to have “normal hours of work” of less than 8 hours a day

-What the law regulates is work hours exceeding 8 hours

-proportionate wage for part-time work is recognized in the 18 par. Of article 124, as amended by RA
6727

RA9231(Child Labor) on hours of work of children

Sec. 2-A. Hours of Work of a Working Child. - Under the exceptions provided in Section 12 of this Act, as
amended:

"(1) A child below fifteen (15) years of age may be allowed to work for not more than twenty (20) hours
a week: Provided, That the work shall not be more than four (4) hours at any given day;
(2) A child fifteen (15) years of age but below eighteen (18) shall not be allowed to work for more than
eight (8) hours a day, and in no case beyond forty (40) hours a week;

"(3) No child below fifteen (15) years of age shall be allowed to work between eight o'clock in the
evening and six o'clock in the morning of the following day and no child fifteen (15) years of age but
below eighteen (18) shall be allowed to work between ten o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the
morning of the following day."

Do no. 65-04, Series of 2004

Chapter 5 – Hours of Work SECTION 15. Hours of Work of a Working Child

The following hours of work shall be observed for any child allowed to work under Republic Act No.
9231 and these Rules:

(a) For a child below 15 years of age, the hours of work shall not be more than twenty (20) hours as
week, provided that the work shall not be more than four hours at any given day;

(b) For a child 15 years of age, but below 18, the hours of work shall not be more than eight hours a day,
and in no case beyond 40 hours a week; and

(c) No child below 15 year of age shall be allowed to work between eight o’clock in the evening and six
o’clock in the morning of the following day and no child 15 years of age but below 18 shall be allowed to
work between ten o’clock in the evening and six o’clock in the morning of the following day.

Sleeping time as well travel time of a child engaged in public entertainment or information from his/her
residence to his/her workplace shall not be included as hours worked without prejudice to the
application of existing rules on employees compensation.

Part-time Employmet(Dole Explanatory Bulletin on Part-Time Employment dated January 2, 1996)- it

was explained that part-time work may take different forms depending on the agreed hours of work in a
day, the days of work in a week or other reference periods. In the Philippines, however, the two most
common and acceptable forms are four (4) hours work per day and weekend work or two (2) full days
per week