Practice question
During work, an employee takes a brief reasonable drink of water. Later, the employee leaves for hours on an unrelated personal business venture and characterizes that entire absence as personal comfort. Which assessment is best?
- Both acts must be treated identically because the employee used the same label.
- The first can be incidental personal ministration, while the substantial independent venture requires separate analysis as a possible abandonment of employment.
- Neither act can ever be incidental to work.
- Any personal activity becomes work merely by occurring on a workday.
- The doctrine transfers the employer's business to the employee.
Legal references
- Arriesgado v Multinational Maritime, G.R. 275424, April 29 2026, main opinion: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70389
- Arguilles v Wilhelmsen Smith Bell Manning, G.R. 254586, July 10 2023, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jul2023/gr_254586_2023.html
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