Practice question
The enterprise hires an apprentice as an employee before training ends but continues paying only a trainee allowance by keeping the old agreement in its file. No lawful separate wage exception exists. Which is sound?
- The actual hiring triggers the statutory end of that training agreement; the old label does not itself defeat employee entitlements.
- Keeping the form automatically cancels actual hiring.
- Early hiring legally permits unpaid employment forever.
- Only the file’s title determines status.
- The trainee must finish before any employment can exist.
Legal references
- RA 12063 Sections 4, 11-17 and 22, EBET Framework Act: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_12063_2024.html
- RA 12063 Implementing Rules, February 28, 2025, Rules IV-VI: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/99251
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