Labor and Related Laws
Labor Laws Quiz: Test Your Knowledge
Welcome to the Labor and Related Laws Quiz! This engaging quiz is designed to test your understanding of essential topics related to labor legislation, wage regulations, and employee rights. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or just someone curious about the subject, this quiz offers valuable insights and information.
Key Features:
- 30 well-crafted questions
- Multiple-choice, true/false, and checkbox formats
- Focus on crucial labor laws and standards
Employer may provide subsidized meals and snacks to his employees provided that the subsidy shall __________ of the fair and reasonable value of such facilities.
Not be less than 30%
Be less than 30%
At least 30%
More than 30%
Which of the following is incorrect regarding subsidized meals and snacks?
Subsidized meals and snacks can be deducted from the wages of the employees
The employer may deduct from the wages of the employees not more than 70% of the value of the meals and snacks enjoyed by the employees
deductions are not possible even with written authorization of the employees concerned
The employer may deduct from the wages of the employees less than 70% of the value of the meals and snacks enjoyed by the employees
A "kasambahay" who works as salesclerk should receive salary in accordance with the prescribed minimum wage which is, applicable in the retail and service establishments.
True
False
It is also known as “Wage Rationalization Act”; mandates the fixing of the minimum wages applicable to different industrial sectors, namely, non-agriculture, agriculture plantation, and non-plantation, cottage/handicraft, and retail/service, depending on the number of workers or capitalization or annual gross sales in some sectors.
Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) authorized to determine the daily minimum wage rates in different regions. How many regions are there in the Philippines?
15
16
17
18
Wage increases prescribed under Wage Orders apply to all private sector workers and employees receiving the daily minimum wage rates or those receiving up to a certain daily wage ceiling, except:
Managerial employees
Field personnels
Political workers
Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) workers
Regional Wage Orders prescribe the daily minimum wage rates per industry per locality within the region and in some instances depending on the number of workers and the capitalization of enterprises. May a company/establishment be exempted from compliance with a Wage Order for a period exceeding one (1) year?
True
False
Identify the general principles that shall govern in determining whether the time spent by an employee is considered hours worked.
All hours are hours worked which the employee is required to give his employer
An employee needs to leave the premises of the workplace in order that his rest period shall not be counted
If the work performed was necessary, or it benefited the employer, or the employee could not abandon his work at the end of his normal working hours because he had no replacement, all time spent for such work shall be considered as hours worked, if the work was with the knowledge of his employer or immediate supervisor
The time during which an employee is inactive by reason of interruptions in his work beyond his control shall be considered working time (if the interval is too brief to be utilized effectively and gainfully in the employee's own interest)
Attendance at lectures, meetings, training programs, and other similar activities shall be counted as working time if:
Attendance is outside of the employee's regular working hours
Attendance is in fact voluntary
The employee does not perform any productive work during such attendance
Attendance is required
A meal period of not less than twenty (20) minutes may be given by the employer provided that it is credited as compensable hours worked of the employee; rest periods or coffee breaks running from five (5) to twenty (20) minutes shall be considered as compensable working time.
True
False
Which of the following is correct about monthly-paid and daily-paid employees?
monthly-paid employees” are those who are paid every day of the month, including unworked rest days, special days, and regular holidays
Factor 365 days in a year is used in determining the equivalent daily salary of daily-paid employees
daily-paid employees” are those who are paid on the days they actually worked and on worked regular holidays
monthly-paid employees” are those who are paid every day of the month, excluding rest days and holidays
What factor is used in determining the Estimated Equivalent Monthly Rate (EEMR) of monthly-paid employees?
What factor is used in determining the Estimated Equivalent Monthly Rate (EEMR) of those who are required to work every day, including Sundays or rest days, special days and regular holidays?
What factor is used in determining the Estimated Equivalent Monthly Rate (EEMR) of those who do not work and are not considered paid on Sundays or rest days? (6 special non-working days are not considered paid)
What factor is used in determining the Estimated Equivalent Monthly Rate (EEMR) of those who do not work and are not considered paid on Saturdays and Sundays or rest days? (6 special non-working days are not considered paid)
In situations where the employer has to reduce the number of regular working days, the employer may deduct the wages corresponding to the days taken off from the workweek, consistent with the principle of “no work, no pay.”
True
False
"An Act Increasing the Penalty and Imposing Double Indemnity for Violation of the Prescribed Increases or Adjustments in the Wage Rates", is known as ________________.
Any person, corporation, trust, firm, partnership, association or entity which refuses or fails to pay any of the prescribed increases or adjustments in the wage rates made in accordance with RA 6727, shall be punished by a fine of ___________________________.
Not less than P25,000 but not more than P100,000 or imprisonment of not less than two years nor more than four years, or both
Less than P25,000 but not more than P100,000 or imprisonment of not less than two years nor more than four years, or both
More than P100,000 or imprisonment of less than two years but not more than four years, or both
More than P100,000 or imprisonment of more than four years, or both
Determine the responsible officers who are subjected to the penalty of imprisonment If the violation is committed by a corporation, trust, firm, partnership, association or any other entity.
Managing director
Chief executive officer
General manager
Assistant manager
It has the sole power to issue the Certificate of Authority for BMBEs to avail of the same benefits given to the regular employees.
DTI
DOLE
TESDA
RTWPB
Which of the following income of MWEs are exempted from income tax?
Statutory minimum wage
Holiday pay
Hazard pay
Night shift differential pay
Holiday pay can be found on what article of the Labor Code of the Philippines?
92
93
94
95
Which of the following is incorrect about holiday pay?
Payment of the regular daily wage for any unworked regular holiday
Entitled to at least 100% of his/her minimum wage rate even if he/she did not report for work
Work performed on holiday merits at least twice (200%) the daily wage of the employee
Entitled to at least 100% of his/her minimum wage rate even if he/she reported for work
Which of the following is not entitled to/ granted the same percentage of the holiday pay?
Employees when they are on leave of absence with pay on the workday immediately preceding the regular holiday
If the employees are not reporting for work while on such leave benefits
If he/she worked on the day immediately preceding the nonwork day or rest day
Employees when they are on leave of absence without pay on the workday immediately preceding the regular holiday
Where there are two (2) successive regular holidays, an employee may not be paid for both holidays if he/she absents himself/herself from work on the day immediately preceding the first holiday, unless he/she works on the first holiday, in which case he/she is entitled to his/her holiday pay on the second holiday.
True
False
Which of the following is incorrect about holiday pay to certain employees?
Where the covered employee is paid on piece-rate basis, his / her holiday pay shall not be less than his/her average daily earnings for the last seven (7) actual workdays preceding the regular holiday
Seasonal workers may not be paid the required holiday pay during off-season when they are not at work
Workers who do not have regular working days shall be entitled to holiday pay
Seasonal workers are always entitled to holiday pay
It refers to the additional compensation for work performed within eight (8) hours on non-workdays, such as rest days and special days.
Holiday pay
Premium pay
Overtime pay
Compensation pay
No premium pay is required since work performed on _________________ day is considered work on an ordinary workday.
Chinese New Year
All Saints’ Day
Ninoy Aquino Day
All Souls’ Day
Which of the following is a special non-working day?
EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
Christmas Eve
All Souls’ Day
Last Day of the Year
The “no work, no pay” principle applies during special days and on such other special days as may be proclaimed by the President or by Congress.
True
False
Overtime pay can be found on what article of the Labor Code of the Philippines?
87
77
97
107
Which of the following is correct about night shift differential?
Additional compensation of ten percent (10%) of an employee’s regular wage for each hour of work performed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Additional compensation of ten percent (10%) of an employee’s regular wage for each hour of work performed between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.
Additional compensation of ten percent (10%) of an employee’s regular wage for each hour of work performed between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m.
Additional compensation of ten percent (10%) of an employee’s regular wage for each hour of work performed between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.
All employees are covered by service charges except ______________________.
Managerial employees
Field personnels
Household workers
Retail and service establishments workers
Service charges collected shall be distributed and paid to the covered employees _________________________.
Twice every two (2) weeks at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days
Twice a month at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days
Twice every two (2) weeks at intervals not exceeding sixteen (15) days
Twice a month at intervals not exceeding sixteen (15) days
“An Act Providing that Service Charges Collected by Hotels, Restaurants and other Similar Establishments be Distributed in Full to All Covered Employees” is known as ______________.
Covered employee who has rendered at least one (1) year of service is entitled to Service Incentive Leave (SIL) of five (5) days with pay; “one year of service” of the employee means service within twelve (12) months, whether continuous or broken, reckoned from the date the employee started working.
True
False
The unused service incentive leave is not commutable to its money equivalent at the end of the year.
True
False
Maternity leave benefit shall be ________________ with full pay in case of miscarriage or emergency termination of pregnancy.
105 days
60 days
15 days
30 days
Maternity leave benefit shall be 105 days with full pay and an additional ________________________ without pay in case of live childbirth.
15 days
30 days
60 days
90 days
Maternity leave benefit shall be 105 days with full pay and an additional ________________________ with full pay in case the female employee qualifies as a solo parent.
15 days
30 days
40 days
60 days
To qualify for the maternity leave benefit, the female employee must have at least three-monthly contributions to the SSS in the twelve-month period immediately preceding the semester of childbirth, miscarriage, or emergency termination of pregnancy.
True
False
Which is correct about paternity leave benefit?
Shall apply to the first four (4) deliveries of the employee’s lawful wife with whom he is cohabiting
Shall apply to the first three (3) deliveries of the employee’s lawful wife with whom he is cohabiting
Shall apply to the first four (4) deliveries of the employee’s lawful wife with whom he is not cohabiting
Shall apply to the first three (3) deliveries of the employee’s lawful wife with whom he is not cohabiting
The paternity leave shall be for _________________ days, with full pay, consisting of basic salary and mandatory allowances.
7 days
15 days
5 days
10 days
Usage of the paternity leave shall be ________________________.
After the delivery
Before the delivery
During the delivery
None of the choices
The married male employee shall apply for paternity leave with his employer within a reasonable period of time from the expected date of delivery by his pregnant spouse. However, in case of a miscarriage, prior application for paternity leave shall not be required.
True
False
In the event that the paternity leave is not availed of, it shall be convertible to cash and shall be cumulative.
True
False
In the event that the parental leave is not availed of, it can be convertible to cash through agreement.
True
False
Emergency or contingency leave shall be credited as compliance with the parental leave.
True
False
It is otherwise known as “Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004”; any act or a series of acts committed by any person against a woman who is his wife, former wife, or against a woman with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating relationship, or with whom he has a common child, or against her child whether legitimate or illegitimate, within or without the family abode, which will result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological harm or suffering, or economic abuse including threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion, harassment or arbitrary deprivation of liberty.
What are the benefits of RA 9262?
Paid leave benefit that covers the days that the woman employee has to attend to medical and legal concerns
Leave of up to ten (10) days with full pay
Leave of up to ten (10) days without pay
leave can be extended when the need arises
An employee is entitled to special leave benefit of ___________________ months with full pay based on her gross monthly compensation or the monthly basic pay plus mandatory allowances fixed by the regional wage boards.
2
3
4
5
The special leave shall be non-cumulative and non-convertible to cash unless otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
True
False
All employees are entitled to 13th month pay except _______________.
Managerial employees
Rank-and-file employees
Field employees
Government employees
The thirteenth month pay should be given to the employees not later than ___________________ of every year.
December 24
December 25
December 31
December 1
Which of the following is incorrect regarding thirteenth month pay?
thirteenth month pay shall not be less than one-twelfth (1/12) of the total basic salary
Basic salary does not include allowances and monetary benefits
Salary-related benefits should be included as part of the basic salary in the computation of the thirteenth month pay through individual or collective agreement, company practice or policy
Salary-related benefits should be included as part of the basic salary in the computation of the thirteenth month pay at all
Certain types of employees entitled to thirteenth month pay are:
Employees who are paid on piecework basis
Employees who are paid a fixed or guaranteed wage plus commission
Employees with multiple employers
employee who has resigned or whose services are terminated at any time before the time of payment of the thirteenth month pay
Employers shall make a report of their compliance in thirteenth month pay through the DOLE Establishment Report System not later than January 15 of the following year.
True
False
Separation pay is given to employees in instances covered by __________ of the Labor Code of the Philippines.
Articles 298 and 299
Articles 288 and 289
Articles 308 and 309
Articles 318 and 319
An employee is entitled to receive a separation pay equivalent to one-half (1/2) month pay for every year of service, if his/her separation from the service is due to any of the following authorized causes:
Closure or cessation of operation of an establishment not due to serious losses or financial reverses
Redundancy
Lack of service assignment of security guard by reason of age
Installation by employer of labor-saving devices
The salary base properly used in computing the separation pay should include not just the basic salary but also the regular allowances that an employee has been receiving.
True
False
Employees shall be retired upon reaching the age of sixty (60) years or more but not beyond sixty-five (65) years old and have served the establishment for at least _____________ years.
5
10
3
15
For the purpose of computing retirement pay, "one-half month salary" shall include fifteen (15) days salary based on the latest salary rate, cash equivalent of five (5) days of service incentive leave, and one-twelfth (1/12) or 2.5 days of the thirteenth month pay which is equivalent to how many days?
22.5
22
32.5
32
It is otherwise known as "An Act Reducing the Retirement Age of Surface Mine Workers from Sixty (60) to Fifty (50) Years"
Retirement benefits are exempted to taxation provided that ______________.
The retiring official or employee has been in the service of the same employer for at least 10 years and is not less than 50 years of age at the time of his retirement
The retiring official or employee has been in the service of the same employer for at least 10 years and is not less than 60 years of age at the time of his retirement
The retiring official or employee has been in the service of the same employer for at least 20 years and is not less than 50 years of age at the time of his retirement
The retiring official or employee has been in the service of the same employer for at least 5 years and is not less than 50 years of age at the time of his retirement
It is a government program designed to provide a compensation package to public and private sector employees or their dependents in the event of work-related sickness, injury, or death.
Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP)
National Health Insurance Program (NHIP)
Pag-IBIG (Pagtutulungan sa kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industriya at Gobyerno) Fund
PhilHealth benefits
An amount _____________ may be granted for the Private and Public Sectors upon the death of an employee who died as a result of a work-related accident or disease.
30 000
40 000
50 000
20 000
A monthly income benefit is granted for disabilities that result in physical loss (amputation) or functional loss of a body part known as ____________________.
Temporary Total Disability (TTD)
Permanent Total Disability (PTD)
Permanent Partial Disability (PPD)
None of the choices
Pursuant to _________________ or the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, all Filipinos are now members of PhilHealth.
Maximum monthly compensation to be used in computing the employee and employer contributions shall not be more than ____________________.
5 000
3 000
2 000
6 000
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