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

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Practice question

Under the general Article 301 rule discussed in Polintan, how long may a bona fide suspension of business operations suspend employment without invoking a valid emergency extension?
  1. Indefinitely at the employer’s discretion
  2. Not more than six months
  3. Automatically twelve months in every industry
  4. Until the employee abandons all claims
  5. For the rest of the employee’s working life

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jul2024/gr_268527_2024.html — Polintan v. Malabanan, GR 268527, July 29, 2024, main decision; Article 301 and full text of DO 215-20 section 1 amending Book VI Rule I section 12.

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