The case examines the entitlement of dismissed employees to compensation for a designated timeframe and acknowledgment of their previous service. The respondents, originally appointed as Adult Education Supervisors from 1981 ... to 1987, faced post abolishment in 1991 due to a governmental policy, were reappointed in 1998 under a new scheme that was terminated in 2001, and ultimately received reassignment in 2005, raising questions about their salary entitlement from 2001 to 2007 and the consideration of their past service for benefits.