Handbook Workers' Statutory Monetary Benefits

2018HANDBOOKWORKERS' STATUTORY MONETARY BENEFITSFOREWORDThe Department of Labor and Employment is pleased to release the 2018 Edition of Handbook on Workers' Statutory Monetary Benefits covering updates on labor standards and developments on labor rules and regulations. We continue to envision this Handbook not only as a reliable tool in bringing awareness on labor laws and regulations but also to serve as effective guide of employees, employers, as well as students, practitioners and the general public.This Handbook forms part of our dynamic and further strengthened enforcement activities under the Revised Rules in the administration and enforcement of labor laws pursuant to the visitorial power of the Secretary of Labor and Employment. We commit to be steadfast in addressing violations of labor laws while remaining strict yet equitable. Also, we aim to educate our clients and encourage them to develop a culture of voluntary compliance with labor laws in their respective workplaces.In this edition, we updated the detailed illustration and sample wage computations using the minimum wage rates prescribed in the most recent Wage Orders. For easy reference,...