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Practice question: Telecommuting Program

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Practice question

What is the basic adoption rule for a telecommuting program under RA 11165 and DO 237-22?
  1. Voluntary adoption on mutually agreed terms, subject to the governing standards
  2. Automatic adoption whenever one employee buys a laptop
  3. Mandatory permanent remote work for every private-sector job
  4. Adoption solely by a software vendor without the parties’ agreement
  5. Adoption only after the employee resigns

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11165_2018.html — RA 11165, sections 4, 6–7, voluntary program, written information, data protection, and administration.
  • 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 4–6 and 9–11, minimum standards, program content, administration, records, and notification.
  • https://www.scribd.com/document/606610904/DO-237-22 — mirrored issued DO 237-22 text, sections 4–6 and 9–11.

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