Practice question
A private-sector employee completes assigned research at a co-working facility using company cloud applications, and attends the regular office for scheduled meetings. The employer says telecommuting is impossible because the remote work is not done at home and because the employee still attends meetings onsite. Which assessment is correct?
- Both stated objections are valid
- Only the objection concerning co-working is valid
- Only the objection concerning onsite meetings is valid
- Neither objection defeats the definition: an alternative workplace can be a co-working space and telecommuting can cover part of the work
- Telecommuting exists only if the employee purchases the employer’s servers
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11165_2018.html — RA 11165, sections 2–3, telecommuting definition and private-sector context.
- https://www.dole.gov.ph/php_assets/uploads/2022/09/DO-237-22-Revised-Implementing-Rules-and-Regulations-of-RA-No.-11165-Otherwise-Known-as-The-Telecommuting-Act.pdf — DO 237-22, sections 2–4, definitions and guiding principles.
- https://www.scribd.com/document/606610904/DO-237-22 — mirrored issued DO 237-22 text, sections 2–4.
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