Practice question
A valid project contract promises a completion bonus, and its payment conditions are fulfilled. The employer invokes the ordinary absence of statutory separation pay upon genuine completion to deny the promised bonus. Is that sufficient?
- Yes, only a court can promise remuneration
- Yes, the two benefits are legally identical
- Yes, completion erases every payment promise
- Yes, no project employee may receive a bonus
- No
Legal references
- Labor Code, Articles 118 and 295 (formerly 280): https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- DOLE Department Order No. 19, series of 1993, Sections 2-3: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/52129
- Coogee International Inc. v. Maningo, G.R. No. 264881, July 16, 2025, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/jul2025/gr_264881_2025.html
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