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An electronics manufacturing firm posts for a 'Senior Automation Systems Engineer' with three prerequisites: (i) a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering; (ii) a PLC programming certification from a recognized provider; (iii) at least five years of supervisory experience in industrial automation. Applicant A has a Bachelor's degree and seven years of supervisory experience but lacks the PLC certification. Applicant B holds the PLC programming certification and six years of supervisory experience but does not have a Bachelor's degree. Applicant C has all three prerequisites. The firm rejects A and B and hires C. A files a complaint alleging that the firm's use of occupational qualifications is unlawful. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine governing occupational qualifications under the Labor Code's management prerogative. (b) Distinguish legitimate occupational qualifications from other hiring requirements or discriminatory practices. (c) Apply the doctrine to this scenario and determine whether the firm's hiring decision is legally permissible, explaining why.

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The controlling doctrine is non-interference with private hiring policies; the law does not permit employers to define job qualifications; The firm’s decision to hire C is unlawful. The controlling doctrine is the 'or equivalent' principle; an applicant may substitute an equivalent combination of education, certification, and experience for any missing item; thus A or B could qualify, and hiring only C is unlawful. The controlling doctrine is legitimate occupational qualifications under the management prerogative; the qualifications must be directly job-related and reasonably necessary for the position; because C meets all three prerequisites while A and B miss at least one, the firm’s decision to hire C is legally permissible. The controlling doctrine is that occupational qualifications can never be required for private employment; The firm’s decision to hire C is unlawful.

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