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The provisions of this Title shall apply to employees in all establishments and undertakings whether for
profit or not, but not to government employees, managerial employees, field personnel, members of the
family of the employer who are dependent on him for support, domestic helpers, persons in the
personal service of another, and workers who are paid by results as determined by the Secretary of
Labor in appropriate regulations. As used herein, "managerial employees" refer to those whose primary
duty consists of the management of the establishment in which they are employed or of a department or
subdivision thereof, and to other officers or members of the managerial staff. "Field personnel" shall
refer to non-agricultural employees who regularly perform their duties away from the principal place of
business or branch office of the employer and whose actual hours of work in the field cannot be
determined with reasonable certainty.
Meal periods
Subject to such regulations as the Secretary of Labor may prescribe, it shall be the duty of every
employer to give his employees not less than 60 minutes time-off for their regular meals.
Overtime work
Work may be performed beyond eight hours a day provided that the employee is paid for the overtime
work, an additional compensation equivalent to his regular wage plus at least 25% thereof. Work
performed beyond eight hours on a holiday or rest day shall be paid an additional compensation
equivalent to the rate of the first eight hours on a holiday or rest day plus at least 30% thereof.