Legal Question in Employment Law in Philippines

My employer has this policy on tardiness:

1st offense - Documented Verbal Warning + 1-hour salary deduction; (Any tardiness exceeding 1 hour shall be deducted at the normal rate of pay)

2nd offense - Documented Verbal Warning + 2-hour salary deduction; (Any tardiness exceeding 2 hours shall be deducted at the normal rate of pay)

3rd offense - Documented Verbal Warning + Half day salary deduction; (Any tardiness beyond 4 hours shall be deducted as one day)

4th offense - Documented Verbal Warning + One day salary deduction

5th offense - Final Written Warning

6th & succeeding instances - Suspension/Termination

Is there anything illegal here?


Asked on 10/02/11, 4:19 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
VOLTAIRE T. DUANO VOLTAIRE T. DUANO LAW OFFICE

The penalty seems to be not proportionate on the offense committed. This is because the salary will already be deducted just by being tardy for 1 minute. That would be the implication of the penalty. Moreover, the employee is being penalized twice for the same offense - verbal warning and salary deduction.

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Answered on 10/07/11, 10:35 pm


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