Practice question
A contractor requires applicants to sign blank payrolls and a quitclaim waiving liability for all future labor claims before they may begin work. How does section 6(g) treat those requirements?
- They are valid whenever employment is scarce
- They are expressly prohibited preconditions to employment
- They become lawful if the documents are notarized
- They are prohibited only if the principal personally collects them
- They become lawful if workers sign before the first payday
Legal references
- https://www.dole.gov.ph/php_assets/uploads/2017/07/DO-174-17-Rules-Implementing-Articles-106-to-109-of-the-Labor-Code-As-Amended1.pdf — DO 174-17, sections 3(b), 6–7, other illicit arrangements and effect of a finding.
- https://www.scribd.com/document/768934000/Department-Order-No-174-Series-of-2017 — mirrored text of the issued DO 174-17, sections 3(b), 6–7.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/90581 — EO 51, s. 2018, sections 1–3.
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