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Practice question: Floating Status (See also DO 215, s. 2020)

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Practice question

An agency sends several letters requiring the worker to visit its office but identifies no client or available assignment. It argues the letters alone conclusively establish recall. Which is best?
  1. Any office invitation necessarily resumes work.
  2. The number of letters replaces their contents.
  3. A letter automatically cures every unlawful exclusion.
  4. The actual offered assignment must be established; generic letters are not conclusive.
  5. The worker loses all tenure rights upon receiving mail.

Legal references

  • Sagarino v. Toplis Solutions, Inc., G.R. No. 267379, October 15, 2025, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/oct2025/gr_267379_2025.html
  • Polintan v. Malabanan, G.R. No. 268527, July 29, 2024, main decision and reproduced DO 215-20: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jul2024/gr_268527_2024.html

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