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

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Practice question

What is the general final-pay release period under Labor Advisory06-2020?
  1. One year from clearance
  2. Within thirty days from separation or termination, subject to a more favorable applicable policy or agreement
  3. Only after an annual audit
  4. Only after every former worker signs a waiver
  5. Never following resignation

Legal references

  • Labor Advisory06-2020, final-pay release; DOLE official explanation January22,2026: 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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