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Practice question: Change in Working Hours

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Practice question

Explain why Sime Darby’s schedule ruling does not mean every employer may relabel paid duty time as an unpaid lunch break.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1998/apr1998/gr_119205_1998.html — Sime Darby Pilipinas, Inc. v. NLRC, GR 119205, April 15, 1998, main decision; reasonable revised schedule and meal-period distinction.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html — Labor Code, Articles 83–85 and 87–88, working time and overtime.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2006/apr2006/gr_164774_2006.html — Star Paper Corporation v. Simbol, GR 164774, April 12, 2006, main decision; reasonableness limits on management policies.

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