Practice question
A company grants the five-day statutory SIL minimum and has no more favorable leave promise. Three days remain unused at year-end. Management says all leave in Philippine law is forfeitable and refuses any cash equivalent, relying on a rule governing another leave benefit. Which is sound?
- All leave types necessarily have identical rules
- Every unused day automatically becomes paternity leave
- Apply SIL’s own commutation rule rather than borrow a forfeiture rule from another leave category
- The employee must lose the whole year’s wages
- The employer may decide the statutory rule after year-end
Legal references
- Omnibus Rules, Book III, Rule V, Section 5: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442a_1974.html
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