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Book III — Conditions of Employment

Article 112Non-interference in disposal of wages.

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

Your employer cannot tell you where to spend your wages, force you to buy from a company store, or restrict how you use your pay. Your salary is yours to spend as you choose.

Key point

Forced to buy from the company canteen or store? That's illegal interference with wage disposal.

Official text — PD 442

Non-interference in disposal of wages.

No employer shall limit or otherwise interfere with the freedom of any employee to dispose of his wages. He shall not in any manner force, compel, or oblige his employees to purchase merchandise, commodities or other property from any other person, or otherwise make use of any store or services of such employer or any other person.

Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)

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