Common Sense lang naman yan lahat.
If you do not treat your help well, or do not compensate them fairly for their service -- the Law of Supply & Demand kicks in. Sa kasipagan nila mag text text -- sila sila nga mismo mas pirate-able and employment-mobile than call center agents. They no longer even need agencies/recruiters to place them in what they perceive as better employment.
Now, you want to put horns on these very knowledgeable and wise na mga katulong by stacking the legalities versus the employers? Madami na nga sa kanila may horns eh.
If I do not want to be bothered with the new requirements and do not want to risk being penalized with 10-40k -- hindi na ako magkakatulong ha.
Ang dami eche bureche, dagdag pa sa intindihin ko yan.
Pwes, no more helpers.
Ano? Sino yang mga nakatira sa house ko?
Mga boarders yan with free food. Hindi, hindi ko yan katulong, kaya nga wala kaming employment contract. Baket may batas ba prohibiting people not related to me from living in my house? Bawal ba yang como free board and lodging kasi gusto nila matira sa Maynila at matawag na Manila Girl sila pag uwi nila for the fiesta, eh masama ba na tumutulong sila sa house requirements? Ang bait ko nga sa kanila, pag sweldo ko, i share my sweldo with them. Masama ba to be charitable to those who have less than you? hindi ha, hindi ko kasambahay mga yan. Mga boarders ko or mga long-staying visitors ko yan. Tignan mo nga o, mas madami pa oras mag tv mga yan kesa sa akin.
I do not think such boarders who have all the time to mani pedi after lunch, who eat more than my family do -- are exploited or dejado. Susko may cellphones sila, off sila every 2 weeks... eh di huwag sila bumalik kung may masgandang place sila mag free board and lodging. They are free to go out, and to return. hindi naman sila naka chain to my house.
So, mga sis... hindi ko na complicate my life with such unclear/unfair requirements. Wala nga akong katulong, kaya walang employment contract. If I let people in to stay for free and eat for free in my house, etc etc etc.
Getz?

To summarize, que may contract or wala -- basta masaya ang boarder or tingin nya good deal ang pag tira nya sa yo -- tatagal yan at makikisama ng mahusay. Give and take. Give sya in kind, take in cash.
At bayaran nya totally ang kanyang SSS, PhilHealth at Pagibig.
On the other hand, with or without a contract, basta inabuso or dejado tunay (not dejado drama as some lying helpers do to shakedown amos) -- the helper has recourse to legal action via the bleeding hearts institutions in place, together with people who make it their business to profit froms scandals.