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Retaliatory Measures

Explore Retaliatory Measures in Contracting or Subcontracting (DO 174, s. 2017; DC 01, s. 2017; EO 51, s. 2018) for the Philippine Bar. Browse subtopics and…

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  1. Under DO 174-17 section 27, which worker is expressly protected against retaliation?
  2. Which actor is expressly within section 27’s prohibition?
  3. Which conduct is expressly prohibited when used against a worker because of protected complaint or testimony activity?
  4. A contractor reduces a worker’s wages expressly because the worker filed a labor-standards complaint. The worker remain…
  5. A worker is scheduled to testify in another worker’s wage proceeding. Before testimony occurs, the contractor threatens…
  6. A principal instructs a contractor to remove two assigned workers because they testified in a labor-standards proceedin…
  7. A contractor holds a valid registration but admits cutting workers’ benefits because they filed wage complaints. A veri…
  8. State the protection against retaliatory measures under DO 174-17 section 27, identifying covered actors, worker activi…
  9. A principal demands removal of workers solely because they are lawfully organizing, and uses a contracting arrangement …
  10. Workers allege that a registered contractor reduced benefits because they testified in a wage case and seek cancellatio…
  11. Does Article 118 expressly condition protection for filing a wage complaint on winning an award?
  12. Does retaliatory refusal to pay earned wages fall within Article 118 even without changing the stated wage rate?