Practice question
A firm evaluates two different jobs using reasonable compensable factors and concludes that they have equal value. It nevertheless gives the female jobholder a smaller benefits package solely because women supposedly need less income. The firm argues that different job titles and payment through benefits exclude the claim. Which is best?
- Different titles conclusively defeat equal value
- Benefits can never be remuneration
- A stereotype about women’s needs is an objective compensable factor
- Only basic wages can be compared
- The asserted defenses fail: equal value can encompass different work and remuneration includes benefits, so the stipulated sex-based differential is prohibited
Legal references
- DO251-2025, Sections2(a),2(c) and3(a): https://naro.law.upd.edu.ph/storage/01KKJKAHSDWK3ZNG2S3RKZWJQC.pdf
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