Practice question
A production plant loses power for an hour. The supervisor requires operators to stay at their stations, prohibits leaving, and directs them to monitor restart indicators continuously so production can resume at once. The interval cannot effectively be used personally. Payroll deducts the hour automatically because it exceeded twenty minutes. Which is best?
- Every interruption beyond twenty minutes is automatically unpaid
- Station attendance is never relevant
- The automatic deduction ignores the required waiting and absence of the stated freedom conditions
- Only the electricity company can determine hours worked
- The workers must prove physical exertion every second
Legal references
- Durabuilt, G.R. L-76746, July 27, 1987; Omnibus Rules, Book III, Rule I, Section 4(d): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1987/jul1987/gr_l-76746_1987.html
- Omnibus Rules, Book III, Rule I, Sections 3–5: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442a_1974.html
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