Practice question
An employee presents an ordinary PHP 4,500 unpaid-wage claim with no reinstatement request. The aggregate claim is PHP 4,500, and no special forum applies. Is it within Article 129 summary authority?
- No, every employment claim belongs exclusively to a Labor Arbiter
- No, only claims below PHP1000 qualify
- Yes, it falls within the per-employee PHP 5,000 ceiling and contains no reinstatement claim
- Yes, because Article 129 also permits reinstatement in every case
- No, because only an inspection can ever produce a wage remedy
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6715_1989.html — RA 6715, section 2, amending Labor Code Article 129: aggregate PHP 5,000 per employee, no reinstatement and appeal to NLRC within five calendar days.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1994/ra_7730_1994.html — RA 7730, Article 128(b): inspection-based compliance authority, continuing employment relationship and appeal to the Secretary.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/feb2024/gr_244695_2024.html — Manggagawa sa Komunikasyon ng Pilipinas v. PLDT, Inc., G.R. 244695, 244752 and 245294, February 14, 2024, main decision: incidental employer-employee determination during inspection.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/feb2021/gr_240144_2021.html — Del Monte Land Transport Bus Co. v. Armenta, G.R. 240144, February 3, 2021, main decision: distinct Article 128 enforcement and ordinary Labor Arbiter money adjudication.
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