Practice question
A principal and contractor agree that only the contractor will bear payroll expenses. Workers later assert an established statutory solidary wage claim for their contracted work. What is the agreement's effect on that claim?
- It cannot defeat the workers' statutory solidarity rights merely by allocating payroll internally.
- It automatically abolishes the principal's statutory liability.
- It makes the contractor a court.
- It prevents all workers from filing claims.
- It requires workers to accept unpaid wages.
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 7,9,13; Labor Code Articles 106–109.
- 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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