Practice question
A worker takes a short reasonable warming break at the workplace because of severe cold, intending promptly to resume duties, and is injured obtaining protective clothing. The employer’s only defense is that warming produced no immediate revenue. Which assessment follows the doctrine?
- Indirect benefit from maintaining the worker’s condition can preserve the employment connection
- Only a revenue-producing act can be incidental
- Every comfort break conclusively ends employment
- The doctrine protects only recreational competitions
- The absence of a sale proves a criminal act
Legal references
- Arguilles v Wilhelmsen GR254586 July10,2023 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jul2023/gr_254586_2023.html Personal-comfort rationale and ordinary physical demands.
- Arriesgado v Multinational Maritime GR275424 April29,2026 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/apr2026/gr_275424_2026.html Employment nexus and substantial evidence.
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