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An electronics firm hires Rosa to rework and calibrate printed circuit boards at her home. Elementa Electronics provides the board designs, QA procedures, and uses an online dashboard to assign tasks and deadlines on a weekly basis. Rosa uses her own soldering station, microscope, and workbench at home. She may take other paid work so long as deadlines are met. Elementa reviews each board for quality, may require revisions, and may reject substandard work. Payment is per board; there are no paid leaves or social benefits. After 15 months, Rosa sues for unpaid minimum wage and benefits, arguing she is an employee; Elementa contends Rosa is a homeworker/independent contractor. (a) Identify whether there is an employer-employee relationship under Philippine labor standards given these facts. (b) Distinguish the controlling rule between the traditional control/subordination test and the economic realities (dominant factor) approach for determining employment status. (c) Apply these principles to the facts and determine Rosa’s status and the consequences for Elementa.

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There is an employer-employee relationship only under the traditional control/subordination test; the economic realities approach does not apply to homeworkers; Rosa would still be an employee with wage and benefit rights. This is a telework arrangement; as a teleworker at home, Rosa is automatically considered an employee entitled to wage protections and benefits. There is no employer-employee relationship; Rosa is an independent contractor/homeworker who controls her schedule and uses her own equipment; Elementa owes no minimum wage or benefits. There is an employer-employee relationship; applying the economic realities (dominant factor) approach, Rosa is an employee; she is entitled to minimum wage and benefits, and Elementa must remit SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG and provide leaves.

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