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Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu

• Overview

  If you have normal working hours, overtime usually means any time you work…

• Compulsory overtime

  You only have to work overtime if your contract says so. Even if it does,…

• Part-time workers

  Usually, part-time workers must not be treated less favourably than…

• Time off and paid leave

  Time off in lieu (TOIL) Some employers give you time off instead of paying…

Resources produced through Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW), a women’s economic empowerment programme funded by the FCDO.

• Updated: 14 February 2025

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• Updated: 15 December 2023

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• Updated: 8 March 2023

To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Philippines.

• Updated: 4 October 2023

• Updated: 1 January 2013

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• Updated: 31 October 2024

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• Updated: 1 February 2023

Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

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• Updated: 11 August 2021