Practice question
Can an employee working for two private employers have thirteenth-month entitlement from both, subject to applicable coverage?
- No; the first employer always extinguishes the second’s duty.
- Only the larger company may pay.
- Yes.
- Only if both employers agree to merge.
- No; multiple employment automatically excludes the worker.
Legal references
- Memorandum Order 28 s.1986 modifying PD 851 coverage: https://lawphil.net/executive/mo/mo1986/mo_28_1986.html
- DOLE-BWC 2024 Handbook on Workers’ Statutory Monetary Benefits, relevant service charge, holiday pay and thirteenth-month sections: https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Workers-Statutory-Monetary-Benefits-Handbook-2024-Edition.pdf
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