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Practice question: Age (RA 10911, Secs. 4–6; DO 170, s. 2017)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A recruitment contractor refuses to refer an otherwise qualified fifty-year-old solely because it prefers young applicants. No Section6 exception applies. Is its conduct outside the Act because it is not the eventual employer?
  1. No; refusal to refer for employment because of age is expressly prohibited for labor contractors or subcontractors
  2. Yes, only the final employer is covered
  3. Yes, contractors may always use age screens
  4. Yes, referral cannot affect employment opportunity
  5. Yes, if the refusal is oral

Legal references

  • RA10911, Sections4 and5(b): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2016/ra_10911_2016.html

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