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

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

During the workday, a technician is directed to drive company equipment from one assigned service site to another. Is the trip merely personal commuting because it occurs on a road?
  1. Yes, all road travel is personal
  2. Yes, movement never constitutes work
  3. Only the road owner may decide
  4. No; the required transfer forms part of the assigned work
  5. Only if the worker changes residence

Legal references

  • Labor Code hours-worked principles; Omnibus Rules, Book III, Rule I, Sections 3–4: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442a_1974.html

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