Practice question
An employee covered by Articles 83–84 must report thirty minutes early to carry out required preparatory duties. The employer expressly requires and permits that work. Does calling it 'pre-shift preparation' alone exclude the time from hours worked?
- Yes, labels always control.
- Yes, all preparatory work is automatically free.
- Yes, work counts only after a supervisor leaves.
- Yes, only customer-facing duties count.
- No, required or permitted work is included despite that label.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html — Labor Code, Article 84.
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