Christian John Michael Panisa BSIT-3E

ARTICLE, 117 DEDUCTION TO ENSURE EMPLOYMENT

It shall be unlawful to make any deduction from the wages of any
employee for the benefit of the employer or his representative or intermediary
as consideration of a promise of employment or retention in employment.

DEDUCTION FOR PROMISE OR RETENTION OF EMPLOYMENT

Any deduction for promise or retention of employment is contrary to law
and, therefore, null and void under Article 117 of the labor code. Such deduction
becomes legal if allowed by law, as in the case of legal recruitment or placement
agencies licensed by law.

ARTICLE, 118. RETALIATORY MEASURES

It Shall be unlawful for an employer to refuse to pay or reduce the wages
and benefits, discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee who
has filed any complaint or instituted any proceeding under this title or has
testified or is about to testify in such proceedings.

RETALIATORY MEASURES AGAINST ANTI-EMPLOYER OMPLAINT OR WITNESS

PROHIBITED
ARTICLE, 118 of the labor code prohibits retaliatory measures against an
anti-employer complainant or witness. It shall be “unlawful for an employer to
refuse to pay or reduce the wages and benefits, discharge or in any manner
discriminate against an employee who has filed a complaint or instituted a
proceeding under this Title or has testified or is about to testify in such
proceedings”.

ARTICLE, 119. FALSE REPORTING

It shall be unlawful for any person to make any statement, report, or
record filed or kept pursuant to the provisions of this Code knowing such
statement, report or record to be false in any material respect.

FALSE REPORTING PROHIBITED

Any form of false reporting, being untrue, is contrary to morals and
contrary to Article 119 of the Labor Code on any statement, report or record
filled or kept pursuant to the Labor Code, knowing it to be false. Thus,
knowledge of the falsity of what is being reported about is an essential element
before Article 119 is violated.
ARTICLE, 120. CREATION OF NATIONAL WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY
COMMISSION
There is hereby created a National Wages and Productivity Commission,
hereinafter referred to as the commission, which shall be attached to the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for policy and program
coordination.

THE NATIONAL WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION (NWPC)

The National Wages and Productivity Commission was created by
Republic Act No. 6727. It was approved on June 9, 1989 The NWPC replaced the
National Wages Council and the National Productivity Commission. Section 2
thereof provides inter alia that: “It is hereby declared the policy of the State to
rationalize the fixing of minimum wages and provide productivity improvement
and gainshring measures to ensure a decent standard of living for the workers
and their families; to guarantee the rights of labor to its just share in the fruits of
production; to enhance employment generation in the countryside through
industry dispersal; and allow business and industry reasonable returns on
investment, expansion and growth.