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Practice question: Definition (DO 147, s. 2015, Sec. 3)

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Practice question

A delivery manager accepts a coworker’s recommended applicants, assigns them to the company’s operations and directs their reporting. Does referral alone defeat the selection-and-engagement factor?
  1. Yes, all recommendations create independent businesses
  2. Yes, only newspaper applicants can be employees
  3. Yes, management acceptance has no significance
  4. No
  5. Yes, employees cannot recommend applicants

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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