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

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A corrective workplace measure was validly designed to achieve a defined equality objective. Evidence establishes that objective has been achieved, but management insists that temporary-special-measure status authorizes maintaining separate unequal standards forever. Which is correct?
  1. Such measures must not maintain unequal standards and must cease when objectives are achieved
  2. Temporary means permanent whenever management prefers
  3. Achieved objectives require indefinite continuation
  4. Every separate standard automatically becomes a vested privilege
  5. The Act prohibits evaluating the objective

Legal references

  • RA9710 Section4 discrimination, substantive equality and temporary special measures: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9710_2009.html

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