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    The law firm Campanilla & Partners wrote a letter on behalf of their client Toptrend Service Corporation. They were advised that deductions made from employee salaries to cover uniform costs may violate the Labor Code. However, they argue the deductions fall under an exception for value meal and other facilities. The uniforms are purchased in bulk by the company and costs are distributed to employees, who voluntarily agreed to the arrangement. They ask the hearing officer for leniency and a copy of any DOLE advisory on the matter so they can reconsider their position.

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    The law firm Campanilla & Partners wrote a letter on behalf of their client Toptrend Service Corporation. They were advised that deductions made from employee salaries to cover uniform costs may violate the Labor Code. However, they argue the deductions fall under an exception for value meal and other facilities. The uniforms are purchased in bulk by the company and costs are distributed to employees, who voluntarily agreed to the arrangement. They ask the hearing officer for leniency and a copy of any DOLE advisory on the matter so they can reconsider their position.

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    The law firm Campanilla & Partners wrote a letter on behalf of their client Toptrend Service Corporation. They were advised that deductions made from employee salaries to cover uniform costs may violate the Labor Code. However, they argue the deductions fall under an exception for value meal and other facilities. The uniforms are purchased in bulk by the company and costs are distributed to employees, who voluntarily agreed to the arrangement. They ask the hearing officer for leniency and a copy of any DOLE advisory on the matter so they can reconsider their position.

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    The law firm Campanilla & Partners wrote a letter on behalf of their client Toptrend Service Corporation. They were advised that deductions made from employee salaries to cover uniform costs may violate the Labor Code. However, they argue the deductions fall under an exception for value meal and other facilities. The uniforms are purchased in bulk by the company and costs are distributed to employees, who voluntarily agreed to the arrangement. They ask the hearing officer for leniency and a copy of any DOLE advisory on the matter so they can reconsider their position.

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    CAMPANILLA & PARTNERS

    LAW OFFICE

    August 26, 2014

    Engineer Marjorie Daguio


    Hearing Officer
    Department of Labor and Employment
    Regional Office No. IV-A CALABARZON

    Madam:

    We represent Toptrend Service Corporation. It came to our attention that


    our client was examined and was advised to be violating Article 113 of the Labor
    Code in connection with their deduction of uniform costs from their employee’s
    salaries.

    Please be informed that this is in a way a manner by which our client’s


    employees pay for the uniforms that they bought through the latter in a contract of
    sale.

    In connection with Article 113 of the Labor Code, may we advance the
    opinion that said law entertain exception found in the Implementing Rules, Book
    III, Rule VII-A, Sec.7 i.e:

    “….Deductions for value meal and other


    facilities.(Underscoring supplied):

    Note that our client incurs substantial expenses towards the procurement of
    the uniform of its employees which was not at all their obligation. It was an
    agreement by it and its employees that uniforms be used for them to save on
    clothing expenses. To help them diminished the cost of their uniforms, our client
    makes arrangement to buy in bulk by advancing the cost which later on is
    distributed to its employees without any additional amount.

    The latter proves to be cost effective and convenient to them owing which
    the employees concerned voluntarily agree to the aforementioned deductions. At
    this point, allow us to manifest that no employee of our client gripes or complaint

    2nd Floor Overland Park Building, No. 245 Banawe cor. Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
    Tel. No. 4159492, 4125391 Cel.No. 09228197220
    E-mail: m.campanilla@yahoo.com
    CAMPANILLA & PARTNERS
    LAW OFFICE
    about this deduction.

    Our client informed us that there is a current DOLE advisory on this matter
    as you have informed them.

    If this is so, then please furnish us a copy thereof so that we can reconsider
    our position. In that way, we will inform our client not to intervene anymore in
    regard to their employees uniform and that they have to procure or buy it on their
    own.

    In the meantime please extend our client leniency under the circumstances.

    Sincerely,

    ATTY. PEARITO B. CAMPANILLA

    2nd Floor Overland Park Building, No. 245 Banawe cor. Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
    Tel. No. 4159492, 4125391 Cel.No. 09228197220
    E-mail: m.campanilla@yahoo.com

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