Practice question
Does Article 124 statutory wage distortion cover every voluntary salary increase initiated by an employer?
- No
- Yes, every discretionary raise triggers the statutory correction mechanism
- Yes, all market hiring decisions are statutory wage orders
- Yes, a private memo is always legislation
- Yes, all unequal salaries are illegal
Legal references
- Labor Code, Articles 95, 113-115 and 123-124: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- RA 6727, amended Labor Code Articles 123-124: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6727_1989.html
- Mindanao International Container Terminal Services, Inc. v. MICTSILU-FDLO, G.R. No. 245918, November 29, 2022, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/nov2022/gr_245918_2022.html
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