Practice question
A qualified employee is scheduled for covered surgery. The employer voluntarily agrees to release the statutory special-leave pay during the operation. A payroll officer says payment before recovery is prohibited even when the employer agrees. Is that correct?
- No; Section4 preserves the employer’s ability to allow pay before or during surgery
- Yes; advance payment is categorically illegal
- Yes; pay can issue only after a final court judgment
- Yes; every advance transforms the leave into a loan
- Yes; the employee must resign to receive pay
Legal references
- DOLE DO112-11 Sections1–7: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/56018
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