Practice question
A construction company admits that it employs a worker casually for ancillary work unrelated to its main line. It claims casual status makes the worker a separate contractor outside the employment relationship. Is that classification sound?
- Yes, construction firms have no non-project workforce
- Yes, casual means self-employed
- Yes, ancillary work cannot be paid employment
- No
- Yes, any casual label removes all statutory benefits
Legal references
- Labor Code, Articles 118 and 295 (formerly 280): https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- DOLE Department Order No. 19, series of 1993, Sections 2-3: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/52129
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