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Practice question: Employment Agency vs. Recruitment Entity

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does classification as a fee-charging agency itself authorize every charge the agency wishes to collect from workers?
  1. Yes, every worker payment is automatically lawful
  2. Yes, classification overrides all fee restrictions
  3. No
  4. Yes, licensing removes every recruitment rule
  5. Yes, workers cannot challenge agency fees

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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