Practice question
In a trade where the relevant loss deductions are otherwise lawful, a worker’s responsibility and hearing requirements are satisfied. Actual proven damage is PHP 600. The employer demands PHP 1,200 under the loss-deduction rule alone. What limit matters?
- Actual damage is irrelevant
- Responsibility authorizes any punitive multiplier
- The employer may always collect double
- No amount limit exists once a hearing is held
- The deduction must be fair and reasonable and not exceed actual loss or damage
Legal references
- Labor Code, Articles 95, 113-115 and 123-124: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- Omnibus Rules Implementing the Labor Code, Book III, Rule V and Rule VIII, Section 14: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442a_1974.html
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