Worst thing that could happen to my day yesterday
By rsa101
@rsa101 (40555)
Philippines
September 12, 2025 12:00am CST
Yesterday was a very stressful and unnerving experience for me. My wife had submitted her resignation letter to her employer about a month ago, and yesterday was meant to be her last day at work. However, her employer prevented her from leaving until she completed her assigned tasks. I decided to go to her workplace to fetch her and had a heated discussion with her employer, who insisted she could not leave until they were fully satisfied with her work. I argued that her legal obligation ended at the last hour of her shift, and as a resigned employee, she had every right to leave. Initially, there was resistance, but when I pointed out that they were illegally detaining her past her shift, they finally allowed her to leave. The situation was intense, and I strongly believe she was being harassed for resigning from her position.
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@aninditasen (17879)
• Raurkela, India
12 Sep
This was very mean of her employer. Hope they give her dues properly.
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@rsa101 (40555)
• Philippines
17 Oct
I guess they have complied paying her last salary after being forced to sign a quitclaim that we refused to sign because it contains provisions that were not supposed to be there. She finally agreed to release the pay. Up till today she’s trying to intimidate my wife accusing her of so many things. I think that is already harassment at some point we just keep silent on all of it and document that in case this comes to a full blown legal battle
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@aninditasen (17879)
• Raurkela, India
23 Oct
@rsa101 She got her final settlement and I think she should not care to keep any contact with her employer.
@allknowing (153918)
• India
12 Sep
I have never heard of any such conditions except notice which I see she has given
Hope she has received all her dues.
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@rsa101 (40555)
• Philippines
12 Sep
According to our labor laws, the last pay will be given within 30 days from her effectivity date when she resigned, which was yesterday. So we wait until around October 11 before we can ask to release her last pay. If they refused, then we can now appeal to our labor arbiter to compel the employer to release it to us.
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@allknowing (153918)
• India
12 Sep
@rsa101 Why should an employee wait for 30 days and that rule is not right We get our dues on the last day.
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@rsa101 (40555)
• Philippines
12 Sep
@allknowing I do not know what the reasoning for this but that is what is in the law so I cannot do anything about it but wait. The thing is my wife was emotionally and mentally traumatized in this incident that I have to go there and get her. I think I have all the rights for this.
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@luisadannointed (9486)
• Philippines
25 Sep
I am glad you are there. Many employer are abusive to their employees.
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@rsa101 (40555)
• Philippines
26 Sep
@luisadannointed Were both retired already my wife just took the job for her to become busy as we both took an early retirement from our respective companies.
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@luisadannointed (9486)
• Philippines
26 Sep
@rsa101 I hope you are both having a great time away from the toxic environment of corporate world.
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@rsa101 (40555)
• Philippines
8 Oct
I defended my wife's rights as a resigned employee when her employer tried to make her last day as difficult as possible. Since her resignation was effective that day, the employer had no authority over her beyond her required 8-hour shift, which had already ended. They insisted on keeping her until the very last minute of the day, but I pointed out that doing so would constitute illegal detention. Faced with this argument, the employer relented and finally allowed her to leave and go home.
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@rsa101 (40555)
• Philippines
10 Oct
@Nevena83 today is their last day to pay her last salary but once again they are trying not to release it without trying intimidate us by signing a quitclaim that contains allegations again. We didn’t sign it. And if they further insist that then we will escalate this to labor dispute already.
