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Practice question: Non-diminution of Benefits

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Explain why the absence of a written handbook provision does not necessarily defeat a non-diminution claim. Assume employees can prove a lawful voluntary benefit has ripened into company practice.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html — Labor Code, Article 100.
  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/45241 — Arco Metal Products Co., Inc. v. SAMARM-NAFLU, GR 170734, May 14, 2008, main decision.

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