Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

Dear Jennifer Flores, Thank you for your request dated Jan 14, 2023 04:57:02 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You asked for Hold salary. May we refer you to Article 103 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, 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 employer’s 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 that 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 payment is made at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days, in proportion to the amount of work completed; With regard to your concern, we advise you to settle the issue first at a plant level through the company's grievance machinery. In its absence or if the issue remains unresolved, you may raise your concern to the DOLE Regional or Field Office having jurisdiction over your workplace for conciliation and mediation proceedings. Please be reminded that this opinion was rendered based only on the facts that were presented and any undisclosed information material to the issue being raised could bring about a different opinion. We hope that we have clarified your concerns. For further queries, you may reach us through the DOLE Hotline: 1349 Help us to continuously improve our FOI Program Implementation by accomplishing the DOLE-FOI Request Feedback Form through this link: bit.ly/DOLE-FOIFeedbackForm Thank you. Respectfully, Mark Valeros FOI Receiving Officer