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Practice question: Employee vs. Independent Contractor

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A company unilaterally sets a rate matrix for workers’ personal deliveries and retains disciplinary powers for delays and dereliction. Does calling it an arm’s-length price list conclusively settle independence?
  1. Yes, fixed company rates always prove worker pricing power
  2. Yes, the title overrides actual discipline
  3. Yes, every rate matrix is a separate business license
  4. Yes, disciplinary powers are irrelevant
  5. No

Legal references

  • Ditiangkin v. Lazada E-Services Philippines, Inc., G.R. No. 246892, September 21, 2022, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/sep2022/gr_246892_2022.html
  • 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

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