Practice question
A service agreement runs for a year. The contractor makes its workers sign employment terms ending after two months solely to avoid continued employment. The work is not divided into phases requiring substantially different skills disclosed at engagement. The contractor claims every shorter term is permitted. Which is correct?
- A shorter term is always valid if printed in a contract.
- DO 174 prohibits the stated shorter-term device, while recognizing a specified phase-and-skills qualification not present here.
- Every service agreement must instead last for life.
- The worker's signature eliminates the governing rule.
- The rule applies only if the worker has already joined a union.
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 6,10–13.
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