Practice question
A genuinely independent IT provider undertakes an entire business process, rather than merely supplying personnel in a trilateral staffing arrangement. Does DC 01 s. 2017 necessarily treat it as covered by DO 174?
- No; the Circular identifies qualifying IT-enabled business-process services as outside that Order's coverage.
- Yes; every commercial service agreement is automatically covered.
- No; this means no labor law can apply to its employees.
- Yes; the IT label proves labor-only contracting.
- Only the number of computers determines coverage.
Legal references
- DOLE Department Circular 01 s. 2017, primary circular reproduced: https://palscon.org/public/assets/img/labor-laws-advisory/Department%20Circular%20No_%2001-17%20Clarifying%20the%20applicability%20of%20Department%20Order%20No_%20174%2C%20Series%20of%202017.pdf — PartsII–III.
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