Practice question
A contractor requires an applicant to sign an antedated resignation letter as a condition of continued employment. It says the practice makes all future dismissals voluntary. Which is correct?
- The letter conclusively proves every future resignation.
- Continued employment validates the practice.
- The worker loses tenure by signing any paper.
- The condition is expressly prohibited and does not establish a genuine future resignation.
- The letter becomes valid if the principal keeps the original.
Legal references
- DOLE Department Order 174 s. 2017, primary issuance reproduced: https://palscon.org/public/assets/img/labor-laws-advisory/DO%20174-17%20Rules%20Implementing%20%20Articles%20106%20to%20109%20of%20the%20Labor%20Code,%20As%20Amended.pdf — Sections 6,10–13.
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