Practice question
An employer agrees with employees on a telecommuting program under RA 11165. A qualified solo-parent employee asks to participate and is rejected solely because management says the statutory priority applies only to mothers. The applicant is a father who meets the same relevant program criteria. Which is correct?
- A qualifying father is categorically excluded.
- The employer may ignore every statutory priority.
- Priority makes every job automatically remote without agreement.
- The stated sex-based limitation misreads the solo-parent protection and priority; qualifying fathers are not excluded on that basis.
- The father must renounce his parental responsibilities first.
Legal references
- RA 8972 Section 7 as amended by RA 11861 Section 6: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra 2022/ra_11861_2022.html
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