Practice question
An employment contract purports to waive a mandatory minimum benefit imposed by an applicable labor statute. The employer relies solely on the employee’s signature. Which is correct?
- A signature overrides all labor laws
- Only the contract matters because employment is private
- The waiver is necessarily valid if printed in bold
- The mandatory statute governs despite the contractual waiver
- The statute applies only if the employee joined a union
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 1700: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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