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Resignedemployeecanstillget13thmonthpay
October11,20149:08pm
byPersidaAcosta
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DearPAO,
Ijustresignedfromofficeduetopersonalreasons.IwanttoknowifI
amentitledto13thmonthpaydespitebeingresignedandworkedfor
onlyfivemonthsasacashier.
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PersidaAcosta
DearGener,
Thirteenth(13th)monthpayisthemandatorybenefitgiventoarank
andfileemployeeasanadditionalcompensationfromhis/her
employee.Itisequivalenttoonetwelfth(1/12)ofthebasicsalaryofanemployeewithina
calendaryear(PresidentialDecree851asamendedbyMemorandumOrderNo.28Series
of1986).
Todeterminewhetheroneisarankandfileemployeeornot,theRevisedGuidelineson
theImplementationofthe13thMonthPayLawprovides:
TheLaborCodedistinguishesarankandfileemployeefromamanagerialemployee.It
providesthatamanagerialemployeeisonewhoisvestedwithpowersofprerogativesto
laydownandexecutemanagementpoliciesand/ortohire,transfer,suspend,layoff,recall
discharge,assignordisciplineemployees,ortoeffectivelyrecommendsuchmanagerial
actions.Allemployeesnotfallingwithinthisdefinitionareconsideredrankandfile
employees.
Theabovedistinctionshallbeusedasguideforthepurposeofdeterminingwhoarerank
andfileemployeesentitledtothemandated13thmonthpay.
Itisclearfromtheabovementionedlawthatyouarequalifiedtoreceive13thmonthpay,
beingarankandfileemployeeduringyourstintasacashierpriortoyourresignation.
Likewise,accordingtothesaidguidelines,aresignedemployeemayreceivehisprorated
13thmonthpay,towit:
Anemployeewhohasresignedorwhoseserviceswereterminatedatanytimebeforethe
timeforpaymentofthe13thmonthpayisentitledtothismonetarybenefitinproportionto
thelengthoftimeheworkedduringtheyear,reckonedfromthetimehestartedworking
duringthecalendaryearuptothetimeofhisresignationorterminationfromtheservice.
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Thus,ifheworkedonlyfromJanuaryuptoSeptemberhisproportionate13thmonthpay
shouldbeequivalentof1/12histotalbasicsalaryheearnedduringthatperiod.
Thepaymentofthe13thmonthpaymaybedemandedbytheemployeeuponthe
cessationofemployeremployeerelationship.Thisisconsistentwiththeprincipleofequity
thatastheemployercanrequiretheemployeetoclearhimselfofallliabilitiesandproperty
accountability,socantheemployeedemandthepaymentofallbenefitsduehimuponthe
terminationoftherelationship.
Sinceaccordingtoyou,youhaveservedyouremployerforatotaloffivemonthspriorto
yourresignation,youareentitledtoreceiveaprorated13thmonthpayfromyouremployer
whichisequivalenttoonetwelfthofyourtotalbasicsalaryforthefivemonthsthatyouwere
employed.
Again,wefinditnecessarytomentionthatthisopinionissolelybasedonthefactsyou
havenarratedandourappreciationofthesame.Theopinionmayvarywhenthefactsare
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