Practice question
A registered contractor supplies factory workers, but the principal actually determines their work methods and exercises the operative control. In litigation, the contractor offers only its current certificate and refuses inquiry into actual operations. Which is correct?
- The certificate conclusively defeats the claim.
- A certificate matters only if all workers agree.
- The principal's control becomes irrelevant after registration.
- Only the registration fee matters.
- The certificate does not prevent examination of substantive independence and control.
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 14–15.
- Caballero v Vikings Commissary, G.R. 238859, October 19 2022, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/oct2022/gr_238859_2022.html
- Conjusta v PPI Holdings, G.R. 252720, August 22 2022, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/aug2022/gr_252720_2022.html
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