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Book V — Labor Relations

Article 276

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

Government employees are governed by Civil Service laws and rules — not the Labor Code. Their salaries are set by the National Assembly. However, benefits they already enjoyed when the Code was adopted cannot be reduced.

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