Is an employee who resigns before the thirteenth-month pay’s payment date entitled to the benefit?

The correct answer is that an employee who resigns before the thirteenth-month pay's payment date is not entitled to the benefit. Under the law governing the thirteenth-month pay, it is typically granted to employees who have rendered a minimum period of service during the calendar year. If an employee resigns or is separated from service before this payment date, they forfeit their right to receive the thirteenth-month pay because the benefit is inherently linked to the period of employment within that year.

Employees must have worked through the period specified to be eligible for this benefit, which is usually a full calendar year or a proportionate amount relative to their completed service time. This means that resignation before the designated payment date does not satisfy the necessary criteria for receiving the benefit, regardless of other conditions such as notice or length of service that might apply to other types of compensation.