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Practice question: Final Pay and Certificate of Employment (See also Labor Advisory No. 06, s. 2020)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does the advisory permit an employee who is still employed to request a certificate of employment?
  1. Yes.
  2. No; termination is always required first.
  3. Only after winning a dismissal case.
  4. Only when the employer closes.
  5. Only retired supervisors may ask.

Legal references

  • DOLE Labor Advisory 06-2020, January 31, 2020, Sections I-IV, archived signed original DOLE PDF: https://web.archive.org/web/20220809160012id_/https://www.dole.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Labor-Advisory-No.-06-20-Guidelines-on-the-Payment-of-Final-Pay-and-Issuance-of-Certificate-of-Emplo.pdf
  • DOLE January 2026 official confirmation of final-pay and COE rules: https://dole.gov.ph/news/final-pay-coe-must-be-released-on-time-dole/

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