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Practice question: Permissible Contracting or Subcontracting; Non-Coverage

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Practice question

In a legitimate contracting arrangement, which control may the principal retain without necessarily controlling the contractor's work methods?
  1. Complete daily direction of each worker's methods
  2. Authority to disregard all employment rights
  3. Control over the agreed result or output
  4. Unrestricted power to impose any labor condition
  5. Control over all personnel decisions solely through a contract label

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 — Section 8.
  • Borromeo v Lazada E-Services, G.R. 265610, April 3 2024, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_265610_2024.html

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