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Practice question: Wage vs. Salary

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under Labor Code Article 97(f), can remuneration computed on a monthly basis fall within the definition of wage?
  1. No, only daily payments qualify
  2. Yes, the definition includes remuneration however designated and computed
  3. No, only cash handed out at the end of each shift qualifies
  4. Yes, but only if the employee performs manual labor
  5. No, monthly remuneration is always a business dividend

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html — Labor Code, Article 97(f), definition of wage.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2006/jun2006/gr_164772_2006.html — Equitable Banking Corporation v. Sadac, GR 164772, June 8, 2006, main decision; contextual wage/salary distinction.

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