Practice question
A worker returns all company property and has no unresolved accountability. HR deliberately leaves one internal clearance signature pending, then says the thirty-day period begins only whenever that officer returns from a long vacation. Which is best?
- Every missing signature defeats payment forever
- The stated general period runs from separation or termination; the admitted lack of accountability defeats an indefinite delay based solely on internal processing
- The starting date is always the employer’s preferred date
- The worker must waive all labor claims to start the clock
- An internal form automatically repeals the advisory
Legal references
- Labor Advisory06-2020, timing of release; DOLE official explanation: 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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