Explanatory Bulletin on Part-Time Employment

January 2, 1996EXPLANATORY BULLETIN ON PART-TIME EMPLOYMENTI. Preliminary StatementTechnological progress, improved methods of production and division of labor are among the reasons which led to new developments in the distribution of working hours in a day, in a week or in a year.The new trends in the pattern of working time have been reflected in the scheduling and staggering of working time. Experience shows, however, that various approaches to the scheduling of working time are inter-related and complementary. In the Philippines the most common type of these schemes is part-time work.The flexible arrangements for the present day situation raise questions on the applicability of Labor Code provisions particularly on conditions of employment and security of tenure. This is so since hours of work are among the main parameters for entitlement to statutory benefits and any innovation on working time arrangement needs close assessment of the relativity and adaptability of the laws, rules and regulation and allied issuances on these new patterns of working time. Thus, the need for this Explanatory Bulletin.II. Part-Time Employment Defined Part-time...