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13th Month Pay Law (PD 851)
The 1975 decree that requires the 13th month pay.
Most useful for: Fresh grad, Career shifter
- In real life
- Its rules set it at one twelfth of a year's basic pay: ₱30,000 on ₱30,000 a month.
- Why it matters to you
- Not paying it is treated as a money claim, filed like other unpaid wages.
An explanation to help you read your pay, not a ruling on your case. Your employer, the agency or DOLE has the final word.