Book III — Conditions of Employment
Article 88Undertime not offset by overtime.
ELI5— what this means for you
Your employer cannot say 'we'll deduct your Tuesday undertime from your Thursday overtime.' Undertime and overtime are separate ledgers. Coming in late one day does not forfeit your overtime pay another day.
Key point
Undertime and overtime cannot be offset against each other.
Official text — PD 442
Undertime not offset by overtime.
Undertime work on any particular day shall not be offset by overtime work on any other day. Permission given to the employee to go on leave on some other day of the week shall not exempt the employer from paying the additional compensation required in this Chapter.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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