Book III — Conditions of Employment
Article 117Deduction to ensure employment.
ELI5— what this means for you
It is illegal for any employer to deduct from your wages in exchange for giving you a job or keeping you employed. Paying for your own job is expressly prohibited.
Key point
Paying your boss to keep your job or get hired? That deduction is illegal — report it to DOLE.
Official text — PD 442
Deduction to ensure employment.
It shall be unlawful to make any deduction from the wages of any employee for the benefit of the employer or his representative or intermediary as consideration of a promise of employment or retention in employment.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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