Practice question
A final illegal-dismissal judgment awards six months of backwages using a stipulated P20000 basic salary plus a P2000 regular allowance monthly. The question excludes all other components and interest. Management offers P120000 by omitting the allowance. What total follows the stated components?
- P132000
- P120000
- P22000
- P12000
- Zero because an allowance can never count
Legal references
- CP Reyes Hospital v Barbosa GR228357 April16,2024 ENBANC MAIN, actual compensation withholding and legal interest: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_228357_2024.html
- Angono Medics v Agabin GR202542 December9,2020 MAIN, reinstatement offer versus actual restoration: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/dec2020/gr_202542_2020.html
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