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.</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.</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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