Practice question
An illegally terminated overseas worker obtains both salary for the unexpired contract portion and covered placement-fee reimbursement. The agency applies6% to everything solely under Circular799, ignoring the statute’s specific placement-fee provision. Which analysis follows Sameer?
- Separate the statutory12% placement-fee reimbursement rate from the other award’s applicable interest rules
- A single circular necessarily erases the specific statute
- Every category must bear zero interest
- Every category necessarily bears12% forever for every period
- Interest distinctions are prohibited
Legal references
- RA10022 Section7 amending RA8042 Section10: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2010/ra_10022_2010.html
- Sameer Overseas v Cabiles GR170139 August5,2014 MAIN, specific placement-fee interest versus other awards and supporting bond: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/aug2014/gr_170139_2014.html
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