Practice question
If an employer validly payroll-reinstates a worker pending appeal, are the interim salaries necessarily refundable solely because the dismissal is later upheld?
- No
- Yes, refund is automatic in every reversal
- Yes, the worker is always a borrower
- Yes, payroll reinstatement is merely a loan
- Yes, appeal always suspends wages from the outset
Legal references
- Wenphil Corporation v. Abing, GR 207983, April 7, 2014, main decision, reinstatement salaries: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/apr2014/gr_207983_2014.html
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