Practice question
A company admits directly engaging and paying riders but asserts they are independent contractors. It submits only the contractor label and ignores contrary evidence of method control. Under Ditiangkin, is the label alone sufficient to discharge its classification burden?
- Yes, titles are conclusive
- Yes, admitted service payments can never be wages
- No; the company must substantiate the asserted independence through the actual arrangement
- Yes, a private agreement excludes all factual inquiry
- Yes, because only the workers may submit evidence
Legal references
- Ditiangkin, G.R. 246892, September 21, 2022: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/sep2022/gr_246892_2022.html
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