Labor Law Quiz

An act or a series of acts by an employee that justify termination of employment. It usually involves misconduct or poor performance.

A type of employment agency specializing in placing Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) for land-based jobs.

Apprentices and learners must receive at least 75% of the legal minimum wage while undergoing training.

False. Non-resident aliens are not allowed to transfer jobs or employers without prior approval from the Secretary of Labor.

The winners of elections for bargaining units are called elected representatives or union officers.

The legal process that ensures fair treatment and protection of individual rights, especially when facing legal action.

An action taken without a proper reason or justification, potentially violating someone's rights.

A legal action that is performed correctly and according to the established procedures.

A union that has won a certification election and has the legal right to represent employees in collective bargaining.

A situation where a worker is not reinstated to their previous job after being dismissed, instead they receive a lump sum payment.

The situation where a worker's return to their old job is no longer desired or possible.

A workplace environment where a worker experiences extreme harassment or hostility.

The time when an employer doubts an employee's trustworthiness and believes they cannot be trusted to return to work.

The amount of money received by an employee upon retirement, calculated based on their salary and years of service.

An additional pay offered to employees who work during specific night hours.

A month's salary divided by two.

The benefit paid to an employee who permanently loses sight in one eye.

The benefit paid to an employee who permanently loses an arm.

It covers a range of disabilities that permanently restrict the employee's ability to work.

The State Insurance Fund provides a monthly income benefit to employees with permanent total disabilities for the rest of their lives.

The State Insurance Fund won't cover compensation in cases of suicide, death caused by intoxication, or notorious negligence.

It's the age at which coverage under the State Insurance Fund becomes non-compulsory.

It's a formula for calculating the monthly income benefits.

It's a percentage that determines the amount of the employee's average monthly salary that is replaced by the monthly income benefit.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is responsible for setting the standards for training medical personnel in industrial medicine.

When a company has 201 to 300 employees, they must provide a full-time registered nurse as part of their workplace medical benefits.

Employers are required to train a sufficient number of employees in first-aid treatment.

Househelpers assigned to commercial enterprises are entitled to the same compensation as regular employees.

Service charges are divided between employer and employee with 85% going to the employees and 15% to the management.

Overtime work on a holiday or rest day is paid at 30% more than the regular wage.

Field personnel are non-agricultural employees whose actual work hours cannot be determined with certainty because they work outside the main office.

Illegal recruitment in large scale is committed when it is committed against 3 or more persons.

Practical training on the job supplemented by related theoretical instruction.

The President appoints the following to the National Manpower and Youth Council except:

• 10 representatives of labor unions.

The Council Secretariat is headed by a Director General. He shall have the rank and emoluments of an Undersecretary.

In case of default, the cooperative pays the amortization.

Tenant-farmers are granted land in the following stipulated sizes, except:

• 10 hectares with no conditions.

The timeframe given to tenant-farmers to pay for the transferred land is 15 years in 15 equal annual amortizations.

The interest rate per annum of the land transferred to tenant-farmers is 6% per annum.

The value of the transferred land is determined by multiplying 2.5 times the average harvest of 3 crop years.

These are persons hired as trainees in semi-skilled and other industrial occupations which are non-apprenticeable and which may be learned through practical training on the job in a relatively short period of time.

The State has the right to control the employment of foreign workers, including setting up a registration and/or work permit system.

The salary rate for handicapped workers must be at least 75% of the minimum wage.

These are employees whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury.

A trade or occupation that requires more than 3 months of practical training on the job, combined with theoretical instruction.

To qualify as an apprentice, one must have vocational aptitude, be able to understand instructions, and be at least 14 years old. A high school diploma is not required.

The legal wage rate for apprentices is at least 75% of the minimum wage rate.

When a minor enters an apprenticeship agreement, the agreement must be signed by either parent or a representative of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).