Book VI — Post-Employment
Article 280
PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available
ELI5— what this means for you
The anti-endo article. If your job is 'necessary or desirable' to your employer's regular business — regardless of what your contract says — you are a REGULAR employee by law. A 5-month contract doesn't make you contractual if the work is core to operations.
Key point
Necessary job + time in service = regular employee. Contract labels can't override the law.
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