Book III — Conditions of Employment
Article 91Right to weekly rest day.
ELI5— what this means for you
You have a legal right to at least one full day off (24 consecutive hours) after every 6 consecutive normal workdays. Your employer decides which day, but cannot deny it entirely. Religious preferences for the rest day must be respected.
Key point
One full rest day per 6 workdays — it's a right, not a privilege.
Official text — PD 442
Right to weekly rest day.
It shall be the duty of every employer, whether operating for profit or not, to provide each of his employees a rest period of not less than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours after every six (6) consecutive normal work days.
The employer shall determine and schedule the weekly rest day of his employees subject to collective bargaining agreement and to such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Labor and Employment may provide. However, the employer shall respect the preference of employees as to their weekly rest day when such preference is based on religious grounds.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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