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Practice question: Sex, Gender, or Marital Status (RA 6725 and 9710; DO 251, s. 2025)

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Practice question

A company pays a woman less than a man for work stipulated to be of equal value solely because the manager believes men deserve a higher family wage. No objective pay factor supports the difference. Which is correct?
  1. A manager’s belief always justifies sex-based pay
  2. Only women with children are protected
  3. The stated sex-based pay difference violates the equal-remuneration rule
  4. Equal value matters only if both jobs have identical names
  5. Fringe benefits are always outside the comparison

Legal references

  • RA6725, Section1; DO251-2025, Sections2–3: https://naro.law.upd.edu.ph/storage/01KKJKAHSDWK3ZNG2S3RKZWJQC.pdf

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