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Practice question: Definition of Recruitment and Placement

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A neighborhood organization advertises available factory jobs and refers applicants to employers without charging anyone. Does the absence of fees remove its conduct from the definition of recruitment and placement?
  1. Yes, every recruitment act requires a worker-paid fee
  2. Yes, nonprofit organizations cannot recruit
  3. No, advertising employment and referrals are covered even without profit
  4. Yes, unless the applicants are hired overseas
  5. No, but only if it transports the applicants

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html — Labor Code, Article 13(b), recruitment and placement.
  • https://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1986/jul1986/gr_l-58674_1986.html — People v. Panis, GR Nos. L-58674-77, July 11, 1986, main decision, Article 13(b) proviso.

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