Saturday, January 27, 2018

Quit Claim and Final Pay

It’s the employee’s responsibility to follow the company policy including notice period on severance regardless of the reason. General steps are as follows:
1. Once the severance is finalized, the employee has to go through clearance procedure such as turning over tasks, returning company properties, and other accountabilities.
2. The company will prepare/release Final Pay and other documents such as Certificate of Employment, Income Tax Return within 60 days since the cleared date even though there is no clear law or rule which governs final pay release date.
The final pay generally includes the followings:
Last salary due to the employee;
Monetized unused service incentive leave credit;
Income tax return;
Prorated 13th month pay;
Separation pay if applicable;
Other compensations agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) or employment contract;

3. The company will ask the employee to sign Quit Claim form.

A quitclaim, in relation to labor law, is defined as a waiver of a claim by an employee against his employer. A quitclaim is executed in order to settle once and for all the disputes arising from such employment relation and to close the lid on an impending litigation.

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