Practice question
An employment contract ran for five years but separately imposed a two-year restraint from separation. Employer claims the restraint lasts five years merely because that was the employment term. Assume no ambiguity or other extension. Which is best?
- The distinct two-year post-separation term governs the restraint.
- Every term in a contract must have the longest stated duration.
- The employment term automatically erases the separate clause.
- A court must rewrite two years as five years.
- The employee’s departure makes every obligation perpetual.
Legal references
- Tiu v. Platinum Plans Philippines, G.R. No. 163512, February 28, 2007, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/feb2007/gr_163512_2007.html
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