Practice question
A contract is genuinely ambiguous about a safety-related paid preparation period. Employer says Article 1702 cannot apply because it addresses only legislation. No mandatory rule forecloses the worker-favorable reading. Which is correct?
- Only statutes can ever be interpreted favorably.
- The article expressly reaches labor contracts as well as labor legislation.
- Only an oral agreement qualifies.
- A written contract cannot contain ambiguity.
- The rule automatically grants every unrelated claim.
Legal references
- Civil Code Article 1702: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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