Book III — Conditions of Employment
Article 103Time of payment.
ELI5— what this means for you
Wages must be paid at least twice a month, with no more than 16 days between payments. The minimum frequency is once a month. Your employer cannot hold your pay for longer than that without a legal basis.
Key point
Wages must be paid at least twice a month. If it's been more than 16 days since your last pay, that's a violation.
Official text — PD 442
Time of payment.
Wages shall be paid at least once every two (2) weeks or twice a month at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days. If on account of force majeure or circumstances beyond the employers control, payment of wages on or within the time herein provided cannot be made, the employer shall pay the wages immediately after such force majeure or circumstances have ceased. No employer shall make payment with less frequency than once a month.
The payment of wages of employees engaged to perform a task which cannot be completed in two (2) weeks shall be subject to the following conditions, in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement or arbitration award:
That payments are made at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days, in proportion to the amount of work completed;
That final settlement is made upon completion of the work.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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