Labor Law, Magna Carta, and Employee Benefits for Health Workers

Flashcards covering key provisions of the Labor Code of the Philippines, Republic Act 7305 (Magna Carta of Public Health Workers), Salary Standardization Laws, and mandatory social government contributions.

Presidential Decree No. 442 is also known as the __________ Code of the Philippines.

Labor

Under Article 281 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, the maximum length of probationary employment shall be __________ months.

six

Unlike general workers who have a six-month probationary period, professors require __________ years to become candidates for regularization.

three

Work performed beyond the standard eight hours on ordinary days requires overtime pay of an extra rate of at least __________.

25%

Night shift differential requires an additional minimum pay of __________ for work performed between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM.

10%

Employees are entitled to a weekly rest period of not less than __________ consecutive hours after every six consecutive normal workdays.

24

Employers are required to pay the 13th-month pay equivalent to the basic salary on or before __________.

December 24

Under Article 95 of the Labor Code, every employee who has rendered at least one year of service is entitled to a yearly service incentive leave of __________ days with pay.

five

As part of mandatory parental leave benefits, female workers receive __________ days of paid maternity leave.

105

Republic Act 7305 is officially known as the Magna Carta of __________ Workers.

Public Health

Under Section 19 of the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers, salaries of public health workers shall be paid in __________ of the Philippines or the equivalent in checks.

legal tender

Under Article 85 of the Labor Code, it is the duty of every employer to give employees not less than __________ minutes time-off for their regular meals.

sixty (60)

Work performed beyond eight hours on a holiday or rest day shall be paid an additional compensation equivalent to the rate of the first eight hours plus at least __________ thereof.

thirty percent (30%)

According to Article 88 of the Labor Code, __________ work on any particular day shall not be offset by overtime work on any other day.

Under time

For the purpose of computing overtime, the regular wage of an employee includes the __________ wage only, without deduction on account of facilities provided by the employer.

cash

Under Article 93, an employee made or permitted to work on their scheduled rest day shall be paid an additional compensation of at least __________ of their regular wage.

thirty percent (30%)

Under Article 94, if an employer requires an employee to work on a regular holiday, the employee shall be paid a compensation equivalent to __________ their regular rate.

twice

__________ refer to money paid on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, whereas a salary is a fixed amount usually paid monthly or fortnightly.

Wages

The minimum wage rates for agricultural and non-agricultural workers in each region are prescribed by the Regional __________ Wages and Productivity Boards.

Tripartite

Under Article 103, wages shall be paid at least once every two weeks or twice a month at intervals not exceeding __________ days.

sixteen (16)

Executive Order No. 64 (2024), signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., updated the salary schedule across four annual tranches from 2024 through 2027, also referred to as __________.

SSL VI

Under SSL V (RA 11466), implemented across four tranches from 2020 to 2023, Salary Grade 1 was raised to Php __________.

13,000

Upon separation from service, public health workers are entitled to all accumulated __________ credits with pay.

leave

PhilHealth's condensed contribution table sets a salary floor of P10,000 and a ceiling of Php __________.

40,000

The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) is commonly known as __________.

Pag-IBIG

The highest monthly compensation subjected to Pag-IBIG contribution is Php 5,000, which results in a maximum payment of Php __________ each by the employer and employee.

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