Practice question
After distributing wages, a supervisor threatens workers with dismissal unless they return a portion to him as the price of keeping their jobs. He obtains signatures saying the return is voluntary and argues that wage payment was therefore complete and unchallengeable. Which is correct?
- A signature conclusively makes coercion voluntary.
- Initial payment legalizes every later forced kickback.
- The threat is irrelevant because wages changed hands first.
- Workers cannot complain after receiving any amount.
- The actual coercion and employment-retention exaction remain prohibited despite the purported voluntary form.
Legal references
- Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, specified articles: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf — Articles 112–119.
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