COMPRESSED WORK WEEK

HOUSE BILL
“AN ACT INCREASING THE
6152NORMAL WORK HOURS PER DAY UNDER THE
COMPRESSED WORK WEEK SCHEME, AMENDING ARTICLES 83, 87 AND 91 OF
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES”

Cong. Mark O. Go
27 September 2017
Marriott Hotel, Manila
 Key Provisions
• Amends Articles 83 (work
hours), 87 (overtime pay), and
91 (rest days) of the Labor
Code of the Philippines
COMPRESSED WORKWEEK
- The normal workweek is reduced
to less than six (6) days but the
total number of 48 work hours
per week shall remain. This is
without prejudice to firms whose
normal workweek is five (5) days,
or a total of forty (40) hours
based on the normal workday of
eight (8) hours.
 Objectives:
• Provide employers the flexibility
to determine work schedule
compatible with business
requirements
• Improve company’s productivity
and competitiveness
• Promote employees’ need for a
balanced work life, work
efficiency and productivity
 PROS CONS
• This shall be a voluntary act depending on the
employer’s business requirements • Increase number of working hours
per day
• There would be no diminution of salaries and
benefits

• There would be more rest days for the

employees

• Avoidance of horrendous traffic in the metro

• More time with the family

• Promote employee’s productivity

• Cut the cost of fuel

• Cut the cost transportation fare

 • Department Advisory No. 02 series of
2004
• As of 2013, a total of 544
establishments voluntarily adopted
flexible work arrangements
• As of April 2017, 15, 215 employed
persons worked less than 40 hours
• 24, 497 worked 40 hours and over
TOP 5 INDUSTRIES WHICH ADOPTED
THE SCHEME (as of 2013) :
1. Manufacturing industry – 118
2. Customer service/ BPO – 114
3. Services – 81
4. Retail – 36
5. Export trading - 31
 Metro Manila has
the worst traffic in
the world

Metro Manila’s average commute

time lasts about 45.5 minutes, the
longest in the world

2015 Global Driver Satisfaction Index

(GDSI) conducted by Waze
 Residents of other countries with better
urban planning:
-spend only 300 hours a year.

Metro Manila Residents:

-spend 1,000 hours on congested
roads every year.”
This leaves as much as 700wasted
because of poor urban planning.
hours
Felino A. Palafox, Jr.
International Real Estate
Federation

Photo: :inquirer.net
 • Philippine loses Php 2.4B a day in
potential income and could balloon to
Php 6B a day by 2013

• Due to lost work hours and business

opportunities because of the delays, missed
deadlines and wasted fuel to name a few

- 2014 report of Japan International Cooperation

Agency (JICA)
 American Journal of
Preventative Medicine and the
UK’s Office of National
Statistics, report that long
commutes result in the
increased likelihood of back
pains, anxiety, and even
depression. Which can
eventually lead to more to a
higher expenses for your
health.
FUEL WASTAGE
• 0.1 – 0.6 Liters of fuel used for
every 10 minutes you leave
the car idle
• If fuel cost 41 pesos per liter,
then:

700 hours (spent in traffic per year)

x 24.6 pesos (0.1 liters per 10 mins.)
= 17,220 pesos wasted on fuel per
year
Cut on transportation cost
Mode of Monthly cost Monthly cost
Rate for two- Monthly
transport & for four-day for five-day
way fare savings
two-way fare work week work week

Jeepney ₱40 ₱640 ₱800 ₱160

MRT ₱40 ₱640 ₱800 ₱160

Taxi/Uber/Gr ₱300 ₱4800 ₱6000 ₱1200

ab
Source: numbeo.com
Fare estimates are based on the average cost.
STATUS OF HB 6152
• Approved by the House of
Representatives : August 23, 2017

• Transmitted to the Senate on August

29, 2017
• Received by the Senate: August 29,
2017

SENATE VERSION:
SB 1571 authored by Sen. Joel Villanueva
- Amending Article 83 of the Labor Code
of the Philippines
- Filed August 29, 2017