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Practice question: Idle, Travel, Commuting, and Waiting Time

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Can on-call time very near the employer’s premises be working time where the required proximity prevents effective personal use?
  1. No, only standing inside the main gate counts
  2. Yes
  3. No, proximity is never relevant
  4. No, all waiting is personal time
  5. No, only active production can be paid

Legal references

  • Labor Code, Articles 82-93 and implementing Book III, Rule I, Sections 3-7: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
  • Omnibus Rules Implementing the Labor Code, Book III, Rules I-III, hours, meals, night differential and weekly rest: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442a_1974.html

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