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Certificate of Employment request letter — due in 3 days, with your follow-up and final pay dates

Short answer. Your employer must give your COE within 3 days from your request. Certificate of Employment: Issued within 3 days from the time of your request (DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06-20).

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Counted as calendar days from your request (DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06-20). You may ask while still employed.

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Certificate of Employment · 3 days

When your COE is due — and your final pay

The date you asked for your COE and your last day. You get both deadlines, how many days are left, and the request letter with your dates.

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  1. Send the request in writing — e-mail to HR is enough — and keep the sent copy.
  2. No COE after 3 days: send the follow-up letter below.
  3. Final pay late too: the demand letter for final pay is the next step; then a Request for Assistance (SEnA) at DOLE.

Rules: DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06, Series of 2020 — the Certificate of Employment is issued within 3 days from the time of the request; final pay is released within 30 days from the date of separation or termination, unless a more favorable company policy or agreement applies. Days are counted here as calendar days from the day after the request.

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Tell me the day you asked for your COE, and I will show you when it is due.

If it is late, the follow-up letter is already written — just add your name.

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Deadlines

The rules, with the source

WhatDeadlineSource
Certificate of EmploymentIssued within 3 days from the time of your requestDOLE Labor Advisory No. 06-20
Who can askAn employee — also while still employedLabor Advisory No. 06-20
Final payReleased within 30 days from the date of separation or termination, unless a better company policy or agreement appliesLabor Advisory No. 06-20
If it is not givenRequest for Assistance under SEnA — 30 days of mandatory conciliation-mediationNCMB — SEnA (R.A. 10396)

Quoted from DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06, Series of 2020. A clearance process is not mentioned in the Advisory as a condition for the COE.

Step by step

What to do, in order

  1. 1

    Write the request

    E-mail to HR is enough; the letter below is ready.

  2. 2

    Keep the sent copy

    The 3 days count from your request.

  3. 3

    Day 4: follow up

    The follow-up letter is on the second page.

  4. 4

    Check the final pay date

    30 days from your last day — the calculator shows it.

  5. 5

    Still nothing

    Request for Assistance (SEnA) at the DOLE or NCMB office.

Questions

How long does the company have to give my COE?

Three days from the time of your request (DOLE Labor Advisory No. 06-20).

Can I ask for a COE while still employed?

Yes — the Advisory covers a request from an employee, not only a former employee.

Can HR hold my COE until clearance is done?

The Advisory sets 3 days from the request and does not mention clearance for the COE. Ask in writing and keep the copy.

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Step 2 of 2

Leaving a job: your papers and your pay

  1. 1 Final pay demand letter
  2. 2 Certificate of Employment in 3 days
See also: 13th month pay not paid

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