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Practice question: Employment Agency vs. Recruitment Entity

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Practice question

A recruiter collects a nominal employer fee and claims it must be treated as having no fees because the amount is only PHP 1. Assess the classification argument.

Legal references

  • Labor Code, Articles 13 and 29: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
  • DOLE Department Order No. 216-20, Articles II-III and VIII-IX, signed October 27, 2020, printed pages 5-8 and 14-17: https://batangmalaya.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DOLE-Department-Order-No.-216-Series-of-2020-min-1-with-cover.pdf

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