Compressed Work Week and Flexible Work Arrangements Quiz

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What is one of the conditions imposed by the DOLE for implementing a compressed work week?

  • Employees must be granted additional rest days.
  • Employees must engage in strenuous physical activities.
  • Employees must receive a pay cut.
  • Employees must work extended hours voluntarily. (correct)

What is a key requirement for implementing a compressed work week according to the text?

  • Decreasing the value of fringe benefits.
  • Providing rest periods during work.
  • Ensuring a decrease in take-home pay.
  • Maintaining or enhancing employees' take-home pay and benefits. (correct)

What is one reason for a compressed work week being considered a temporary arrangement?

  • It involves working strenuous physical exertion.
  • It is determined as temporary by the DOLE. (correct)
  • It allows more time for rest and relaxation.
  • It leads to increased productivity.

Which of the following is NOT a condition specified for implementing a compressed work week?

<p>It should involve strenuous physical exertion. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be true regarding the value of benefits for employees under a compressed work week?

<p>It must exceed or at least match overtime pay due to employees. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a compressed work week arrangement, what is one of the conditions that employees must agree to?

<p>Extending their working hours voluntarily (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines whether a reduction in workdays will negatively impact the remuneration of employees?

<p>A specific agreement stating the contrary (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Under what conditions can a six-day work week be compressed to five days according to the text?

<p>If the total benefits are more than or equal to overtime pay (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for the value of benefits to exceed or at least match the overtime pay for employees under a compressed work week?

<p>To prevent a decrease in take-home pay (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic of work under a compressed work week arrangement helps in determining its temporary nature?

<p>Rest periods during work (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following situations is considered compensable under 'Hours Worked' according to the text?

<p>Sleeping while on duty with express agreement between employer and employee (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is traveling from home to work considered non-compensable according to the concept of 'Hours Worked'?

<p>When the employee is required to be on duty or at the employer's premises (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following scenarios would NOT be considered as part of 'Hours Worked'?

<p>Attending seminars, training, meetings, lectures without employer's sanction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which situation would an employee be considered to be 'on duty' according to the concept of 'Hours Worked'?

<p>When required to be at a prescribed workplace by the employer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must be true for an employee's sleeping while on duty to be compensable according to the concept of 'Hours Worked'?

<p>The work should allow sleeping without interrupting or prejudicing work (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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