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Practice question: Fourfold Test

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does receipt of wages alone conclusively establish every element of the fourfold employment inquiry?
  1. No
  2. Yes, payment is the only inquiry
  3. Yes, every paid vendor is an employee
  4. Yes, remuneration automatically proves dismissal power
  5. Yes, any receipt conclusively proves method control

Legal references

  • Hacienda San Isidro/Silos Farms v. Villaruel, G.R. No. 220087, August 11, 2025, controlling MAIN resolution on reconsideration: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/aug2025/gr_220087_2025.html
  • 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

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