Practice question
A contractor employs workers to perform a principal’s undertaking. The contractor actually selects, pays, disciplines and directs them. A consultant says DO 147-15’s relationship inquiry is unavailable because there is a third party. Resolve the asserted exclusion.
- Every three-party arrangement has no employees
- The presence of a principal does not remove existing contractor-employee relationships from the rule’s stated coverage
- Contracting automatically abolishes wages
- Only the principal’s trade name can matter
- The contractor can never be an employer
Legal references
- DOLE Department Order No. 147-15, Rule I-A, Sections 2-3, official text reproduced in signed-order PDF: https://www.pasei.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DOLE-Department-Order-No.-147-15-s2015.pdf
- Ador v. T. Osada Logistics and Services, G.R. No. 265600, February 24, 2026, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/feb2026/gr_265600_2026.html
- Aragones v. Alltech Biotechnology Corp., G.R. No. 251736, April 2, 2025, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_251736_2025.html
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