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Practice question: Power Interruptions or Brownouts

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under the rule quoted in Durabuilt, is every brownout lasting more than twenty minutes automatically excluded from hours worked?
  1. Yes, regardless of restrictions
  2. Yes, even during active required work
  3. No; the stated conditions concerning freedom or effective personal use must be considered
  4. Yes, if the employer calls it downtime
  5. Yes, because electricity determines all wage rights

Legal references

  • Durabuilt Recapping Plant v. NLRC, G.R. L-76746, July 27, 1987, quoting Policy Instruction 36: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1987/jul1987/gr_l-76746_1987.html

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