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Mayon Hotel and Restaurant V AdanaCD
Mayon Hotel and Restaurant V AdanaCD
Even granting that meals and snacks were provided and indeed constituted facilities, such facilities could not be deducted
without compliance with certain legal requirements. As stated in Mabeza v. NLRC, the employer simply cannot deduct the value
from the employees wages without satisfying the following: (a) proof that such facilities are customarily furnished by the trade;
(b) the provision of deductible facilities is voluntarily accepted in writing by the employee; and (c) the facilities are charged at fair
and reasonable value. The law is clear that mere availment is not sufficient to allow deductions from employees wages.
As for petitioners repeated invocation of serious business losses, suffice to say that this is not a defense to payment of labor
standard benefits. The employer cannot exempt himself from liability to pay minimum wages because of poor financial condition
of the company. The payment of minimum wages is not dependent on the employers ability to pay.