PD 143 Section 1

Weekly Rest Day.

Section 1

SECTION 1. Weekly Rest Day. — Every employer shall give his employees a rest period of not less than twenty-four consecutive hours for each period of seven days. The employer shall determine and schedule the weekly rest day of his employees, subject to collective bargaining agreement and to such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Labor may prescribe: Provided, however, That the preference of an employee as to his weekly rest day shall be respected by the employer if the same is based on religious grounds.

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