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• Forced to buy at the company store? Art. 112

  😅 “Sa canteen namin ka lang bumili, ibabawas sa sahod.” PWEDE BA? Art. 112: check yourself, sagot sa loob 👇 Compute your 13th month pay:…

• Invoices after EOPT: the ₱500 rule, step by step

  🧾 MAY small business o sideline ka? INVOICE na ngayon. Sa EOPT law, may ₱500 rule. Paano kung maliit ang sale? Sample 👇 Compute your 13th…

• OFW and SSS: compulsory coverage, how it works

  ✈️ OFW ka? Sabi ng R.A. 11199, COMPULSORY ang SSS sa sea-based at land-based OFWs. Sino ang nagbabayad? Alamin 👇 Compute your 13th month…

• Student jobs at Christmas: 10 to 15 days under SPES

  🎄 CHECK YOURSELF: high school student, pwede bang mag-SPES sa Christmas break? Ilang araw? Sino ang nagbabayad? Sagot sa loob 👇 Compute…

• Freelancer tax: 8% or graduated, on ₱800,000

  🧮 FREELANCER ka? 8% o graduated? Sample computation sa ₱800,000 gross. Paano i-compute step by step 👇 Compute your 13th month pay:…

• Work from home: pay rules under R.A. 11165

  🏠 WORK FROM HOME ka? Alamin ang R.A. 11165: same pay rules, OT, rest days at holidays. Sample OT computation 👇 Compute your 13th month…

• Service charge: how 85% became all of it

  🍽️ HOTEL o RESTO ka? Noon 85% lang ng SERVICE CHARGE ang sa staff. Ngayon, sabi ng R.A. 11360: buo. Check yourself 👇

• Wage distortion: when a raise erases the gap

  🤔 NAGTAAS ang minimum wage, pero halos pantay na kayo ng bagong hire? Yan ang WAGE DISTORTION. Paano i-compute ang gap 👇

• Unsafe work: your rights under the OSH law

  ⚠️ DELIKADO ang trabaho? R.A. 11058: may right to refuse ka in imminent danger, at right to report accidents. Alamin 👇

• When women could not work nights: Art. 130's old ban

  😮 ALAM MO BA? Dati, sa Labor Code, bawal ang babae sa night work sa factory, 10pm to 6am. Ang nagpalit: R.A. 10151 👇

• SSS unemployment benefit: 50% for up to two months

  💼 NA-RETRENCH ka at walang work? May UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT sa SSS: 50% ng average MSC, up to 2 months. Paano i-compute 👇

• December 8: special day pay at +30%, or +50% on a rest day

  📅 DEC 8: special nonworking holiday, every year. May pasok ka? Art. 93: at least +30%. Sample computation 👇

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

  🤔 PWEDE BA sahod in grocery vouchers, kahit ikaw pa ang nag-request? Art. 102 ng Labor Code: check yourself, sagot sa loob 👇

• Quitclaim: the four tests from the Supreme Court

  ✍️ PINAPIRMA ka ng QUITCLAIM? Pwede ba itong bawiin later? Sabi ng Supreme Court: may 4 tests. Step by step bago pumirma 👇

• First-time jobseeker: government fees waived once

  ✅ FIRST JOB? Alamin ang R.A. 11261: NBI clearance, barangay clearance, TIN at iba pa, walang government fee. One time lang pwede 👇

• July 4 in the Labor Code: the holiday that moved on

  😄 PROOF: July 4 is still on the holiday list sa Labor Code text. Pero may holiday pay ka ba sa July 4? Alamin ang sagot 👇

• Unpaid wages: the three-year clock on money claims

  📢 MAY HINDI BAYAD na OT noong 2024? Pwede pa bang singilin? Art. 291: three years ang bilang. Paano i-compute ang date 👇

• Metro Manila minimum wage: ₱755 under NCR-28

  ✅ NCR MINIMUM WAGE: ₱755 na ba ang sahod mo? Wage Order NCR-28 took effect September 26, 2026. Paano i-check ang payslip 👇

• Wage deductions: only three allowed cases

  💸 May bawas sa SAHOD na hindi mo maintindihan? Art. 113: three cases lang ang pwede. Paano i-check ang payslip mo 👇

• Probationary employment: six months, then regular

  📢 6 MONTHS NA, probationary ka pa rin? Sabi ng Labor Code: kapag pinagtrabaho ka pa rin after the probationary period, REGULAR ka na 👇