Paid in chits? Art. 102 says no, even if you ask

Check yourself

Your employer offers: ₱2,000 of your ₱18,000 monthly wage in store vouchers. You say yes, and even put it in writing. Allowed?

Answer: no. Art. 102: no employer shall pay wages by means of promissory notes, vouchers, coupons, tokens, tickets, chits, or any object other than legal tender, even when expressly requested by the employee.

“Chits” and “tokens” sound like old company-store days, but the words are still in the Code. Your request does not change the rule.

Paano ang check?

Art. 102 allows check or money order only when customary on the Code's effectivity date, or necessary because of special circumstances in regulations, or stipulated in a CBA.

⚠️ Tandaan

This article is about wages. Extra perks on top of a full wage in legal tender are a different thing. Art. 118: an employer can't reduce your wages or dismiss you for filing a complaint under this Title.

Sa payslip mo

• ☐ Is your full wage paid in money?
• ☐ Any voucher counted as part of wage?
• ☐ Note the amount and dates
• ☐ Keep copies

Demand letter, handa na, kung kulang ang bayad in cash 👇

Basis: P.D. 442 (Labor Code), Arts. 102 and 118.