Book III — Conditions of Employment
Article 115Limitations.
ELI5— what this means for you
If your employer requires you to pay a deposit for damage or loss of equipment, they must return the remaining balance at the end of employment. Your release papers and final pay should include return of any remaining deposit.
Key point
Official text — PD 442
Limitations.
No deduction from the deposits of an employee for the actual amount of the loss or damage shall be made unless the employee has been heard thereon, and his responsibility has been clearly shown.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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