Practice question
One employee seeks P2,000 unpaid wages and P3,500 in another monetary benefit in a single Article129 complaint, with no reinstatement claim. Is the amount within Article129's ceiling?
- Yes; each component is below P5,000.
- Yes; no aggregation is required.
- Yes; only wages count.
- Yes; the employee can choose any ceiling.
- No; the aggregate is P5,500, exceeding P5,000.
Legal references
- https://library.laborlaw.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2022.Labor_.Code_.DOLE-edition.pdf — Labor Code Article129, Recovery of Wages, Simple Money Claims and Other Benefits; distinguished from Article128.
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