Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 148)
No child below 14 years of age shall be employed, except when working directly under the sole responsibility of his parent or guardian in non-hazardous activities that do not interfere with schooling.
Any person between 14 and 18 years of age may be employed in any non-hazardous undertaking as determined by the Secretary of Labor without discrimination based on age.
Any woman permitted or suffered to work in such establishments shall be considered an employee for purposes of labor and social legislations.
No woman, regardless of age, shall be allowed to work in any industrial undertaking between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM, except for activities allowed by the Secretary of Labor through implementing rules and regulations.
Pregnant women with at least six months of service are entitled to at least two weeks maternity leave before delivery and four weeks after delivery or abortion with full pay based on regular or average weekly wages.
Maternity leave may be extended without pay if the woman is medically certified to be unfit for work due to illness arising from pregnancy, delivery, abortion, or miscarriage, unless she has unused leave credits to charge to.
Maternity leave with pay is provided only for the first four deliveries after the effectivity of the Decree.
Employers may be required to establish a nursery for women employees; establishments with clinics must provide free family planning services including contraceptives and intra-uterine devices; the Department of Labor may develop incentives to encourage family planning.
Every employer must give employees not less than 60 minutes time-off for regular meals, unless otherwise prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.
No, it is unlawful to require as a condition of employment that a woman shall not get married, or to dismiss or discriminate against her because of marriage.