Payment of Salaries Through Automated Teller Machine (ATM)

November 25, 1996LABOR ADVISORY ON PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF SALARIES THRU AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM)TO:All Concerned   SUBJECT:Payment of Salaries Through Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Article 104 of the Labor Code, as amended requires that payment of wages shall be made at or near the place of undertaking, except as otherwise provided by such regulations as the Secretary of Labor and Employment may prescribe under condition that would ensure prompt payment and protection of wages.Based on Article 104, as well as the provision of Sec. 4 Rule VIII, Book III of the Code's Implementing Rules and, considering present-day circumstances, practices and technology, employers may adopt a system of payment other than in the workplace, such as through automated teller machine (ATM) of banks, provided that the following conditions are met: digest1. The ATM system of payment is with the written consent of the employees concerned.2. The employees are given reasonable time to withdraw their wages from the bank facility their wages from the bank facility which time, if done during hours, shall be considered compensable hours...