Practice question
An employer claims that wages were paid through a bank-crediting arrangement. It provides only an internally prepared payroll with no proof it reached the bank. Which is best under PAL v.Ahmee?
- Preparing a payroll always proves payment
- The worker must disprove payment before any employer evidence
- The bank’s involvement can never matter
- The employer’s payment burden is not discharged merely by internal preparation without the required evidence of transmittal or bank receipt
- Every employee must sign away the claim
Legal references
- Philippine Airlines v.Ahmee, GR221065/221164, April7,2025: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_221065_2025.html
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