Practice question
Is separation pay automatically required by Section5.5 for a closure proved due to serious business losses, absent a more favorable entitlement?
- No
- Yes; every closure has an identical payment rule
- Yes; the proven cause of closure never matters
- Yes; losses double the statutory formula
- Yes; only the employer’s name determines pay
Legal references
- DO147-15 RuleI-A Sections5.1 and5.4–5.5: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/71535 Installation of labor-saving devices, fair selection and closure-loss distinction.
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