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Quitclaim check for Ana Cruz: three of four items done, the computation not given, amount offered 44% of what is owed. Sample document. Quitclaim check for Ana Cruz: three of four items done, the computation not given, amount offered 44% of what is owed. Sample document.

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Quitclaim — check it before you sign

A quitclaim says you were paid and give up claims. It can bind you, so read what it covers first. If you dispute it later, the employer must prove you signed voluntarily, with no fraud, for a credible and reasonable amount, and that it breaks no law.

Updated: · Next check 2027-02-02

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Final pay: DOLE Labor Advisory 06-20. Money claims: 3 years, Labor Code, art. 306 [291]. Illegal dismissal has 4 years.

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Ask for the computation first. It is your strongest paper.

A receipt says you were paid. A quitclaim says you give up claims.

Deadlines

The rules, with the source

WhatDeadlineSource
Four things the employer must proveYou signed voluntarily; no fraud; a credible and reasonable amount; nothing against the lawG.R. 255368, 29 May 2024
The amountThere is no exact percentage. In that case 5.20% to 23.42% of the award was too lowG.R. 255368, 2024
Need aloneNeed does not cancel a quitclaim if there was no fraud or pressure. So do not count on undoing it laterG.R. 193484; G.R. 215874
What it coversRead the words. One quitclaim covered money but not reinstatementG.R. 236496, 2019
Company propertyThe employer may hold terminal pay until you return company property, but still owes itG.R. 202961, 2015
Final pay and COEFinal pay within 30 days, Certificate of Employment within 3 daysDOLE Labor Advisory 06-20, read through published copies
Time limitsMoney claims: 3 years. Illegal dismissal: 4 years. A written demand interrupts the periodLabor Code, art. 306 [291]; G.R. 185463
If a court cancels itWhat you received is returned or offsetG.R. 215874

DOLE’s own site did not open. Labor Advisory 06-20 and Department Order 249-25 were read through published copies.

Step by step

What to do, in order

  1. 1

    Get the computation

    Ask for it line by line: salary, 13th month pay, leave, separation pay.

  2. 2

    Read what you give up

    Money, dismissal, reinstatement, “all claims”. Ask for time.

  3. 3

    Do your own math

    What share of what you are owed does this amount cover?

  4. 4

    Offer the receipt

    If the amount is only what you are already owed, offer the receipt below instead.

  5. 5

    Keep the papers

    The signed paper, the computation, proof of payment and any written demand.

  6. 6

    If there is a dispute

    SEnA first: a Request for Assistance with DOLE, NCMB or NLRC.

Questions

Can I refuse to sign a quitclaim?

You can ask for time to read it, and offer a receipt that covers only the amounts paid. Final pay is owed either way.

Is a quitclaim always valid?

No. The employer must prove the four requisites. But it can bind you, and need alone does not cancel it.

What percentage is too low?

There is no exact percentage. In G.R. 255368, 5.20% to 23.42% of the award was too low.

Can the employer hold my final pay?

It may hold terminal pay until you return company property, but it still owes it.

Where do I go first?

SEnA: a Request for Assistance with DOLE, NCMB or NLRC, online or in person. It runs 30 calendar days, up to 15 more by agreement.

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