Labor Law in the Philippines
Work out what you are owed, plan your leave, or prepare to leave a job. Start with your question, then check the rule and the numbers.
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Pay and benefits
Check your payslip, extra hours and annual benefits.
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Overtime pay calculator
Compute overtime pay by day type, count night hours, compare DOLE rates and download a breakdown. Includes rest-day, holiday and partial-night examples.
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Holiday and rest-day pay
Compare regular-holiday, special non-working day and rest-day rates with an example and a payroll checklist.
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Night shift differential
Count qualifying night-work hours and calculate the additional pay separately from basic wages and overtime.
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Retirement pay
Understand the statutory private-sector retirement minimum, credited years of service and a sample calculation using 22.5 days.
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Pag-IBIG contribution
Check the usual Pag-IBIG employee deduction, employer counterpart, monthly fund salary cap and payslip checks.
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Kasambahay pay
Check kasambahay wage rules, NCR 2026 rate, 13th-month pay, rest days, leave and required social-benefit coverage.
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Service charges
Check current service-charge distribution rules for hotels, restaurants and similar establishments after RA 11360 and DO 242-24.
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Minimum wage
Check why there is no single national minimum wage, how regional wage orders work, and how to use the current NCR rate as an example.
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SSS disability benefit
Check SSS disability benefit eligibility, monthly pension versus lump sum, required records and the difference between ordinary SSS and Employees’ Compensation claims.
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13th-month pay eligibility
Check 13th-month pay eligibility, the December 24 deadline, basic-salary treatment and entitlement after resignation.
Leave and family
Find out which leave applies to your situation.
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Maternity leave and SSS benefits
Check 105, 120 or 60 maternity leave days, find your SSS qualifying contribution window, calculate the benefit and prepare notification and claim documents.
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Paternity leave
Check who qualifies for seven days of paid paternity leave and how it differs from allocated maternity leave.
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Service incentive leave
Check service incentive leave eligibility, common exclusions and how to reconcile unused SIL with your leave balance.
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Solo parent benefits
Check solo parent employee benefits, the Solo Parent Identification Card, leave, discounts and records to prepare.
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Solo parent leave
Check who can use solo parent leave, the six-month service rule, SPIC requirement and how to request it at work.
Leaving or starting a job
Prepare your documents and check what you are owed.
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Certificate of employment
Download Certificate of Employment Philippines templates, see when to use COE with compensation, and follow the DOLE three-day release rule.
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Final pay and back pay
Compute final pay or back pay with an itemized calculator, downloadable worksheet, 30-day release date, resignation examples and lawful-deduction checks.
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Separation pay
Compare separation-pay formulas by termination cause, check credited service and work through a redundancy example.
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Resignation and notice
Understand the general one-month resignation notice, immediate-resignation exceptions and the records to keep when leaving a job.
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Probationary employment
Check the general six-month probation rule, the standards disclosed at hiring and the documents to retain for an employment review.
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Redundancy
Check the redundancy requirements, one-month notices, fair selection criteria and the usual separation-pay formula.
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Retrenchment
Check when retrenchment may be used, what notices are needed, and how the half-month-per-year formula works.
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Employee status
Compare common worker labels and what to check before deciding employment status, benefits and termination rights.
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Just-cause procedure
Check the basic just-cause procedure, the notice to explain, employee response and final decision notice.