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Practice question: Violence and Harassment (RA 7877 and 11313; DO 230, s. 2021; ILO Convention No. 190)

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

Employer admits it did not take action on a reported workplace GBSH incident. It argues it cannot face any employer responsibility unless it personally committed the underlying harassment. Which is correct?
  1. Only the direct actor can have any legal responsibility.
  2. Section 19 separately addresses nonimplementation of duties and failure to act on reported workplace acts.
  3. Reporting cancels every employer duty.
  4. A corporate employer is always immune.
  5. Every employer is automatically guilty without proof.

Legal references

  • RA 11313 Sections 17-19, Safe Spaces Act: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2019/ra_11313_2019.html

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