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Practice question: Labor-only Contracting

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

For the labor-only contracting inquiry, which kind of control is centrally relevant?
  1. Control of the color of invoices alone
  2. Control of annual sales targets alone
  3. The right to direct the means and manner of the employee's work
  4. Ownership of the trademark alone
  5. The place where a service contract is notarized

Legal references

  • DOLE Department Order 174 s. 2017, primary issuance reproduced: https://palscon.org/public/assets/img/labor-laws-advisory/DO%20174-17%20Rules%20Implementing%20%20Articles%20106%20to%20109%20of%20the%20Labor%20Code,%20As%20Amended.pdf — Sections 3(h),5,7–8.
  • Macalino v Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, G.R. 275357 and 275955, August 6 2025, main opinion: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70006

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