Practice question
An employer claims that providing the night-work alternative around childbirth authorizes reduction of maternity benefits otherwise due under current law. Is that consistent with Article 158?
- Yes, the worker’s status automatically expires
- Yes, the benefits always cancel each other
- Yes, night work eliminates maternity leave
- Yes, the employer may choose whichever protection is cheaper
- No
Legal references
- RA 10151, inserted Labor Code Articles 156-161, night-work protections: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2011/ra_10151_2011.html
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