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Practice question: No Work, No Pay; Fair Day’s Wage for a Fair Day’s Work

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Practice question

An employee claims wages for ten disputed days using only a multiplication table, while actual service and any paid-day entitlement remain unproved. Does the table alone establish entitlement?
  1. Yes; every computed amount must be accepted.
  2. Only the total number of digits matters.
  3. Yes; the employer’s denial proves attendance.
  4. No; no worker can ever use supporting records.
  5. No.

Legal references

  • Aklan Electric Cooperative v. NLRC, G.R. No. 121439, January 25, 2000, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2000/jan2000/gr_121439_2000.html
  • Protective Maximum Security Agency v. Fuentes, G.R. No. 169303, February 11, 2015, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/feb2015/gr_169303_2015.html
  • Labor Code Articles 84, 94 and 97(f): https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html

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