Practice question
A covered hourly worker remains at the prescribed workstation for eight hours as required. During a two-hour machine interruption, the supervisor requires the worker to stay ready for immediate resumption. The employer pays only six hours because no output was produced during the interruption. The lawful hourly floor isPHP 80. What is the correct minimum basic pay on these facts?
- PHP 480 because output alone determines hours
- PHP 160 because only waiting counts
- PHP 640 because the required eight-hour presence is compensable
- PHP 0 because the machine stopped
- PHP 80 regardless of attendance
Legal references
- Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, specified articles: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf — Articles 83–87,99; RA 6727 implementing rules, Chapter I Sections7,9: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra 1989/ra_6727_1989.html
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