Taken from the book by ATTY EVELYN T. DEL ROSARIO, Ed D “THE BEST PRACTICES-AnswersFrequently Asked Questions”
ON HOURS OF WORK
Art. 83. Normal hours of work. The normal hours of work of any employee shall
Not exceed eight (8) hours a day.
Health personnel in cities and municipalities with a population of at least one million (1,000,000) or in hospitals and clinics with a bed capacity of at least one hundred (100) shall hold regular office hours for eight (8) hours a day, for five (5) days a week, exclusive of time for meals, except where the exigencies of the service require that such personnel work for six (6) days or forty-eight (48) hours, in which case, they shall be entitled to an additional compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of their regular wage for work on the sixth day. For purposes of this Article, "health personnel" shall include resident physicians, nurses, nutritionists, dietitians, pharmacists, social workers, laboratory technicians, paramedical technicians, psychologists, midwives, attendant and all other hospital or clinic personnel.
BOOK THREE, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT,
Title I - WORKING CONDITIONS AND REST PERIODS,
Chapter I - HOURS OF WORK
Labor Code of the Philippines
Art. 84. Hours worked. Hours worked shall include (a) all time during which an employee is required to be on duty or to be at a prescribed workplace; and (b) all time during which an employee is suffered or permitted to work.
Rest periods of short duration during working hours shall be counted as hours worked.
BOOK THREE, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT,
Title I - WORKING CONDITIONS AND REST PERIODS,
Chapter I - HOURS OF WORK
Labor Code of the Philippines
Art. 84. Hours worked. Hours worked shall include (a) all time during which an employee is required to be on duty or to be at a prescribed workplace; and (b) all time during which an employee is suffered or permitted