The normal eight (8) working hours may be broken into
variation and must be understood that the law dos not mean straight service for such period, as long as, the total of 8 hours is accomplished within one working day
WORK IN SHIFTS
This is commonly known as the “straight duty” for twenty
four (24) hours. Work beyond the regular working hours in each shift shall be accomplished for the overtime duty It is scheduled within 3 shifts * 6:00 am to 2:00 pm * 2:00 pm to 10:0o pm ; and * 10:00 pm to 6:00 am Reduction of workdays
Reduction of workdays is part of management prerogative
and is valid as long as it is within the bounds of law. It is a common law that an employer may reduce the number of work hours but without putting a reduction in pay One reason for reductions of work hours is due to company losses
Part time workers
The principle “no work, no pay, no allowance” applies to
part time workers. Usually part time workers only renders four (4) hours per day or twenty (20) hours per week. Some examples of part time workers are those working students who studies at day and work at night to support their needs. Hours of work of hospital and clinic personnel Under this Employee compensation and benefits, it is implemented to shorten the workweek of covered hospitals personnel at the same time assure them of a full weekly wage. But as per Secretary Franklin Drilon, personnels are only entitled to a full weekly wage for seven (7) days if they have completed the 40 hours/ 5-day work week.
Terminologies in article 83 of the labor
code The term “health personnel” shall include resident physicians, nurses, nutritionists, dietitians, pharmacists, social workers, laboratory technicians, paramedical technicians, pyschologist, midwives, attendants and all other hospital or clinic personnel. The terms “hospitals and clinics” shall mean a place devoted pirmarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals suffering from illness, disease or other medical and nursing care. Bureau of medical service determins bed capacity and population
The bed capacity of hospitals and clinic as determined by
the Bureau of Medical Services pursuant to Republic Act No. 4226, otherwise known as the Hospital Licensure Act, shall prima facie be considered as the actual bed capacity of such hospital and clinic
National statistics office (nso)
determines size population
The size of the population of the city or municipality shall
be determined from the latest official issue by the Bureau of the Census and Statistics now known as NSO