Practice question
Where final salary already covers a period, should the same period automatically be treated as wholly unpaid in the backwages start-date inquiry?
- No; identify when compensation was actually withheld
- Yes; every paid day must be paid twice
- Yes; evidence of payment must be ignored
- Yes; dismissal-notice date always overrides all paid coverage
- Yes; receipts are never relevant
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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