Payment of Wages
Payment of Wages
Payment of Wages
Section 6[a], Rule X, Book III of the Rules Implementing the Labor Code
SECTION 6. Payrolls. (a) Every employer shall pay his employees by means of a payroll
wherein the
following information and data shall be individually shown:
(1) Length of time to be paid;
(2) The rate of pay per month, week, day or hour piece, etc.;
(3) The amount due for regular work;
(4) The amount due for overtime work;
(5) Deductions made from the wages of the employees; and
(6) Amount actually paid
Art. 102. Forms of payment. No employer shall pay the wages of an employee by means of
promissory notes, vouchers, coupons, tokens, tickets, chits, or any object other than legal tender,
even when expressly requested by the employee.
Payment of wages by check or money order shall be allowed when such manner of payment is
customary on the date of effectivity of this Code, or is necessary because of special circumstances
as specified in appropriate regulations to be issued by the Secretary of Labor and Employment or
as stipulated in a collective bargaining agreement.
Time of payment of wages
Art. 103. Time of payment. Wages shall be paid at least once every two (2) weeks or twice a month
at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days. If on account of force majeure or circumstances
beyond the employers control, payment of wages on or within the time herein provided cannot be
made, the employer shall pay the wages immediately after such force majeure or circumstances
have ceased. No employer shall make payment with less frequency than once a month.
The payment of wages of employees engaged to perform a task which cannot be completed in two
(2) weeks shall be subject to the following conditions, in the absence of a collective bargaining
agreement or arbitration award:
That payments are made at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days, in proportion to the amount
of work completed;
That final settlement is made upon completion of the work.
Place of payment of wages
Art. 104. Place of payment. Payment of wages shall be made at or near the place of undertaking,
except as otherwise provided by such regulations as the Secretary of Labor and Employment may
prescribe under conditions to ensure greater protection of wages.