Presidential Decrees

  • Book Six – Post-Employment, P.D. 442, Labor Code

    Title I – TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT ART. 293. [278] Coverage.  The provisions of this Title shall apply to all establishments or undertakings, whether for profit or not. ART. 294. [279] Security of Tenure. In cases of regular employment, the employer shall not terminate the services of an employee except for a just cause or when…

  • Book Two – Human Resources Development Program, P.D. 442, Labor Code

    Title I – National Manpower Development Program Chapter I – National Policies and Administrative Machinery for their Implementation ART. 43. Statement of Objective. It is the objective of this Title to develop human resources, establish training institutions, and formulate such plans and programs as will ensure efficient allocation, development and utilization of the social growth….

  • P.D. 851: 13th Month Pay

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Legislation P.D. 851 Amendments – Short Title 13th Month Pay Law Approved December 16, 1976 Published – Effective December 16, 1976 PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 851 REQUIRING ALL EMPLOYERS TO PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES A 13TH-MONTH PAY WHEREAS, it is necessary to further protect the level of real wages from the ravage of worldwide inflation;…

  • Book One – Pre-Employment, P.D. 442, Labor Code

    Preliminary Title Chapter I – General Provisions ART. 1. Name of Decree. – This decree shall be known as the “Labor Code of the Philippines.” ART. 2. Date of Effectivity. – This Code shall take effect six (6) months after its promulgation. ART. 3. Declaration of Basic Policy.2 – The State shall afford protection to…

  • Book Seven – Transitory and Final Provisions, P.D. 442, Labor Code

    Title I – Penal Provisions and liabilities ART. 303. [288] Penalties. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, or unless the acts complained of hinge on a question of interpretation or implementation of ambiguous provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement, any violation of the provisions of this Code declared to be unlawful or penal…