Practice question
Under Article 229’s reinstatement-pending-appeal framework, what option may the employer exercise?
- Replace reinstatement with a promise to reconsider next year
- Require the employee to waive the appeal first
- Admit the employee back under the prior terms or choose payroll reinstatement
- Treat the employee as on unpaid leave until finality
- Cancel all service credit automatically
Legal references
- https://nlrc.dole.gov.ph/uploads/content/The%202025%20NLRC%20Rules%20of%20Procedure.pdf — 2025 NLRC Rules, Rule V section19 and Rule XI sections4–5,13–14; printed pages 15,35,37–38: immediate reinstatement, report, enforcement and stays.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6715_1989.html — RA 6715 section12, Labor Code Article 223 now229: immediate reinstatement pending appeal, employer option and bond does not stay reinstatement.
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