Practice question
Does a private employment contract itself have the status of a Department issuance creating a direct-hire exemption?
- Yes, merely because it is signed.
- No.
- Yes, whenever notarized.
- Yes, if written abroad.
- Yes, if salary is high.
Legal references
- Labor Code Articles 18 and 35-38, read with current allocation of overseas functions under RA 11641: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- 2023 DMW Landbased Rules, Department Circular 01 s.2023, Section 126: https://dmw.gov.ph/archives/v1/resources/dsms/DMW/ISN-EXT/2023/DMW-DC-01-2023.pdf
- RA 11641 Sections 4-6 and 19, DMW functions and succession: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11641_2021.html
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