AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW

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AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW

Republic Act No. 2377

June 20, 1959

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Summary of Republic Act No. 2377

Amendments to the Eight-Hour Labor Law
- Excludes the following from the coverage of the Eight-Hour Labor Law (Commonwealth Act No. 444):
• Managerial employees (Section 1)
  • Defined as: (a) Any person whose primary duty is management of the establishment or a department/subdivision, or (b) Any officer or member of the managerial staff. (Section 1)
• Outside sales personnel (Section 1)
  • Defined as: Any person who customarily and regularly performs duties away from the employer's place of business in making or promoting sales, and is paid a basic compensation plus commission or commission only. (Section 1)

The law retains the exclusion of the following from the Eight-Hour Labor Law:
• Farm laborers (Section 1)
• Laborers who prefer to be paid on a piece-work basis (Section 1)
• Domestic servants (Section 1)
• Persons in the personal service of another (Section 1)
• Members of the employer's family working for the employer (Section 1)

Effectivity
• The Act took effect upon its approval on June 20, 1959. (Section 2)

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AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW

Republic Act No. 2377

June 20, 1959

REPUBLIC ACT No. 2377 AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW, BY EXCLUDING MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES AND OUTSIDE SALES PERSONNEL FROM THE SCOPE THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Section 1. Section two of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-four is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2. This Act shall apply to all persons employed in any industry or occupation, whether public or private, with the exception of farm laborers, laborers who prefer to be paid on piece work basis, managerial employees, outside sales personnel, domestic servants, persons in the personal service of another and members of the family of the employer working for him. "The term managerial employee' in this Act shall mean either (a) any person whose primary duty consists of the management of the establishment in which he is employed or of a customarily recognized department or subdivision thereof, or (b) any officer or member of the managerial staff. "The term 'outside sales personnel' in this Act shall mean any...
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AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW

Amends

n/a

Amended by

n/a

Tags

Statutes

Republic Acts

Eight-Hour Labor Law

managerial employees

outside sales personnel

farm laborers

piece-work basis

domestic servants

personal service

employer's family

management

sales

commission

exclusions

amendments

REPUBLIC ACT No. 2377 AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW, BY EXCLUDING MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES AND OUTSIDE SALES PERSONNEL FROM THE SCOPE THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Section 1. Section two of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and forty-four is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2. This Act shall apply to all persons employed in any industry or occupation, whether public or private, with the exception of farm laborers, laborers who prefer to be paid on piece work basis, managerial employees, outside sales personnel, domestic servants, persons in the personal service of another and members of the family of the employer working for him. "The term managerial employee' in this Act shall mean either (a) any person whose primary duty consists of the management of the establishment in which he is employed or of a customarily recognized department or subdivision thereof, or (b) any officer or member of the managerial staff. "The term 'outside sales personnel' in this Act shall mean any...
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AN ACT TO AMEND COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW