No Work No Pay! is it LEGAL? (BPO)

Hi Lawyers,

I'd like to ask if it's legal to put a regular employee on a No Work No Pay Status?

Thank you in advance.

everyone unless specified otherwise works on a no work no pay basis

Just to follow up. If it's legal, for how long can an employer put their employees on a No work No pay status?

yes it is legal, and they can put you on a no work no pay status up to maximum of 6 months.

they can put you on floating status of up to 6 months

mikos23 wrote:yes it is legal, and they can put you on a no work no pay status up to maximum of 6 months.

Thank you. May I know what will happen after 6 months?

if 6 months na and wala parin silang trabaho na mabigay sayo kelangan ka nilang bigyan ng separation pay

i clarify ko lang, hindi ka pinapapasok ngayon ng employer? naka floating status ka? dont refer to it as no work no pay status, most people kasi naka no work no pay, for example pag may typhoon, walang sweldo kasi no work.
if ayaw ka papasukin ng employer kasi wala kang gagawin, floating status tawag dun

lukekyle wrote:i clarify ko lang, hindi ka pinapapasok ngayon ng employer? naka floating status ka? dont refer to it as no work no pay status, most people kasi naka no work no pay, for example pag may typhoon, walang sweldo kasi no work.  
if ayaw ka papasukin ng employer kasi wala kang gagawin, floating status tawag dun

Yes po.. going on 4 months now na nilagay kami sa no work no pay status. They removed us from the account, until now wala pa din mapaglipatan samin. Though they've tried to endorse us, we've gone through some interview/application but we failed.

mikos23 wrote:yes it is legal, and they can put you on a no work no pay status up to maximum of 6 months.

Any thoughts on this po.. Thank you.

While it is true that placing an employee on a floating status is valid for a period not exceeding 6 months, THE SAME IS NOT WITHOUT LIMITATION. "For a floating status to be valid, the law requires that the same be occasioned on the DIRE EXIGENCY OF THE EMPLOYER'S BONA FIDE SUSPENSION OF OPERATION, BUSINESS OR UNDERTAKING." Thus, for reason other than this, placing an employee under floating status is unlawful.

yes i'm assuming kaya kayo na floating status is because yung account na hinahawakan nyo ay natapos na? (hindi nag renew ng contract yung client?)

@lukekyle Hindi po, stable pa din po ang account. Hindi naman nag pull out yung client.

Ang nangyari po ay inalis lang kami.. they accused us of fraud, na hindi naman nila napatunayan during the admin hearing. Instead, they held us liable for Gross Neglect.

Ginawa nila yun para masabi sa client na na rectify nila yung issue. Kumbaga, inalay po kami.. ginawa kaming fall guy.

Ano po ang take niyo dito sa argument na ito?
While it is true that placing an employee on a floating status is valid for a period not exceeding 6 months, THE SAME IS NOT WITHOUT LIMITATION. "For a floating status to be valid, the law requires that the same be occasioned on the DIRE EXIGENCY OF THE EMPLOYER'S BONA FIDE SUSPENSION OF OPERATION, BUSINESS OR UNDERTAKING." Thus, for reason other than this, placing an employee under floating status is unlawful.

Ano po ang take niyo dito sa argument na ito? While it is true that placing an employee on a floating status is valid for a period not exceeding 6 months, THE SAME IS NOT WITHOUT LIMITATION. "For a floating status to be valid, the law requires that the same be occasioned on the DIRE EXIGENCY OF THE EMPLOYER'S BONA FIDE SUSPENSION OF OPERATION, BUSINESS OR UNDERTAKING." Thus, for reason other than this, placing an employee under floating status is unlawful. wrote:

we don't do arguments here, we just give advice.

Regarding your case, I've seen that the employer did try something in their end:

they've tried to endorse us, we've gone through some interview/application but we failed. wrote:

[quote="mikos23"]

we don't do arguments here, we just give advice.

Regarding your case, I've seen that the employer did try something in their end:


Don't get me wrong po.. Bali I'm just asking lang po for your thoughts or opinion dun sa argument na yun. Kasi parang it contradict yung paglalagay ng employer sa no work no pay kay employees.

Yes they did their part po. Pero what happened during interviews was more of interrogation about sa kinaso samin. Kumbaga, walang proper endorsement. Kaya yung iba napilitan nalang mag resign dahil na feel nila na wala naman pupuntahan.

Salamat po.

pls stop calling it no work no pay status. its called floating status. Yung ni quote mo is floating status.

Or ang tanong mo ba is tungkol sa floating or sa no work no pay status kasi nga magkaiba yan.

lukekyle wrote:pls stop calling it no work no pay status. its called floating status.  Yung ni quote mo is floating status.  

Or ang tanong mo ba is tungkol sa floating or sa no work no pay status kasi nga magkaiba yan.

No work no pay po ang tanong ko.. Ganyan kasi ang status namin ngayon.

yes then why are you using an article from the labor code regarding floating status?

again everyone unless specified otherwise is on a no work no pay status. legal sya kasi lahat ng empleyado ay naka no work no pay status unless nakasulat sa contract nya na may sahod parin sya kahit hindi sya pumasok

lukekyle wrote:yes then why are you using an article from the labor code regarding floating status?

again everyone unless specified otherwise is on a no work no pay status. legal sya kasi lahat ng empleyado ay naka no work no pay status unless nakasulat sa contract nya na may sahod parin sya kahit hindi sya pumasok

Dumaan din kasi kami sa floating status then pinapirma na kami ng no work no pay afterwards. Siguro medyo na confused na rin ako, pero sinabi niyo na naman na magkaiba yun kaya ngayon alam ko na. Saka hinihingi ko lang naman ang thoughts niyo dun sa article na yun. Dahil alam ko na you know better.

Thank you anyway.

so ano ba talaga ang status nyo? were you suspended indefinitely kaya no work no pay kayo? or were you put on a floating status?

Patok wrote:so ano ba talaga ang status nyo? were you suspended indefinitely kaya no work no pay kayo? or were you put on a floating status?

First, they gave us an indefinite suspension, 30 days. Then na reinstate kami, binayaran nila yung suspension. Next is nalagay kami sa floating status, yung mag llogin logout ka lang with pay.

Now no work no pay na kami, nag start ng May 2018, going on 4 months na..

2hard2handle wrote:

Patok wrote:so ano ba talaga ang status nyo? were you suspended indefinitely kaya no work no pay kayo? or were you put on a floating status?

First, they gave us an indefinite suspension, 30 days. Then na reinstate kami, binayaran nila yung suspension. Next is nalagay kami sa floating status, yung mag llogin logout ka lang with pay.

Now no work no pay na kami, nag start ng May 2018, going on 4 months na..

You said 30 days... then that is not indefinite. Hintayin nyo na lang na i-deploy ulit kyo sa ibang account. If not, after 6 months, entitled kayo sa separation pay.

Kung di mo matiis e mag-resign ka dahil legal yan.

so malinaw nasa floating status kayo..

HrDude wrote:

2hard2handle wrote:

Patok wrote:so ano ba talaga ang status nyo? were you suspended indefinitely kaya no work no pay kayo? or were you put on a floating status?

First, they gave us an indefinite suspension, 30 days. Then na reinstate kami, binayaran nila yung suspension. Next is nalagay kami sa floating status, yung mag llogin logout ka lang with pay.

Now no work no pay na kami, nag start ng May 2018, going on 4 months na..

You said 30 days... then that is not indefinite. Hintayin nyo na lang na i-deploy ulit kyo sa ibang account. If not, after 6 months, entitled kayo sa separation pay.

Kung di mo matiis e mag-resign ka dahil legal yan.

Preventive Suspension po pala yung ginawa samin. Sorry, my bad.

Wala na po kami tiwala na mabigyan pa kami account. Mag aapat na buwan na kasi. Gaya ng nabanggit ko, kung may pa interview man sila ay more on interrogation yung nangyayari, hindi kami natatanggap, mas preferred pa ng hiring manager ang external. Dahil siguro sa kinaso samin. Parang constructive dismissal na nga po eh..

Patok wrote:so malinaw nasa floating status kayo..

Salamat po. So yung article po ba na yun ay tama? Maaari po bang masabi na unlawful yung ginagawa samin?

legal nga ang floating status up to 6 months.. pag lumampas nang 6 months.. they need to retrenched you..