Practice question
A judgment awards separation pay in lieu of reinstatement through finality and identifies no earlier limiting event. The employer relies on an unsupported statement that it once offered reinstatement and seeks to erase later credited service. Which approach follows Angono?
- Do not automatically replace the judgment’s endpoint with an unproved offer
- Every alleged offer necessarily severs the relationship
- The employer may choose the cheapest date
- An offer always equals actual restoration regardless of facts
- The employee must accept any unproved arithmetic
Legal references
- Angono Medics v Agabin GR202542 December9,2020 MAIN, reinstatement offer versus actual restoration: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/dec2020/gr_202542_2020.html
- 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
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