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Practice question: Bunkhouse Rule

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A required-residence worker is injured while going to the provided dining area for an ordinary meal. Does the rule concern only sleeping, making meals categorically irrelevant?
  1. No; the formulation also contemplates meals on the premises
  2. Yes; meals are always excluded
  3. Yes; only unconscious workers are protected
  4. Yes; eating necessarily ends employment
  5. Yes; dining areas cannot be employer premises

Legal references

  • Arguilles v Wilhelmsen GR254586 July10,2023 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jul2023/gr_254586_2023.html Bunkhouse discussion and governing contract.
  • Arriesgado v Multinational Maritime GR275424 April29,2026 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/apr2026/gr_275424_2026.html Bunkhouse discussion and ECC Resolution24-12-40.

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