Practice question
A binding company policy requires final pay within ten days from separation. HR invokes the advisory’s thirty-day general period to delay payment beyond that policy. Which is correct?
- The advisory automatically cancels faster policies
- Every company may choose a later date after separation
- Only longer periods are preserved
- The policy can matter only after a court order
- The more favorable ten-day policy is preserved by the advisory’s qualification
Legal references
- Labor Advisory06-2020, more favorable policy or agreement qualification: https://dole.gov.ph/news/final-pay-coe-must-be-released-on-time-dole/
- Labor Advisory06-2020 SectionsI-III, signed DOLE original document mirrored by PALSCON: https://palscon.org/public/assets/img/labor-laws-advisory/Labor-Advisory-No_-06-20-Guidelines-on-the-Payment-of-Final-Pay-and-Issuance-of-Certificate-of-Emplo.pdf
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