Book III — Conditions of Employment
Article 96
PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available
ELI5— what this means for you
If you work in a hotel, restaurant, or similar service establishment, 85% of all service charges collected must be distributed equally among all covered employees. Management only gets 15%. If the establishment abolishes service charges, that share gets integrated into your basic wage.
Key point
Trabaho ka sa restaurant? You're entitled to 85% of the service charge pool, split equally.
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