Practice question
A contractor employer stipulates a fixed lawful wage for each completed loading task. A worker completes the assigned task faster than usual. Management unilaterally recalculates the amount by the shorter actual time although no hourly clause applies. Which distinction in David is relevant?
- Task-basis payment focuses on completion and the fixed amount rather than elapsed time
- Every task arrangement automatically uses an hourly divisor
- Faster completion proves voluntary wage waiver
- An employer may freely redefine an earned wage after completion
- Task workers never earn monetary wages
Legal references
- Labor Code Articles84,88,101–105: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html Article101 fair rates and preferred methods.
- David v Macasio GR195466 July2,2014 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/jul2014/gr_195466_2014.html Task basis and fixed-amount distinction.
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