By Leslie Ann Aquino, Manila Bulletin, 2 Jun 2020
Only very few complaints have been received by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regarding how companies comply with health protocols.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III also explained that they are still following a skeletal workforce setup, amid the prevailing community quarantine due to COVID-19.
“We [have] received very few [complaints] regarding the compliance with health protocols. First, we are still unable to inspect because we are still in skeletal workforce,” he said in a Malacañang press briefing on June 2, Tuesday.
Bello then explained the process once there’s a complaint.
“We give them a notice and require them to comply. We give them 15 days to comply. After that, if they still didn’t comply there will be an administrative penalty,” he said.
The Labor department earlier reminded employers to follow health protocols set in the interim guidelines on workplace prevention and control of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which they jointly issued with the Department of Trade and Industry.
Bello said all the things provided in the guidelines to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus in workplaces must be observed strictly for the safety of workers.
Released on May 1, among the responsibilities of employers included in the guidelines are: provide the necessary company policies for the prevention and control of COVID-I9 in consultation with workers; provide resources and materials needed to keep the workers healthy and the workplace safe such as masks etc; designate the safety officer to monitor COVID-19 prevention and control measures; enhance health insurance provision for workers; where feasible, provide shuttle services and or decent accommodation on near-site location to lessen travel and people movement; enjoin the hiring from the local community; and put up a COVID-l9 Hotline and Call Center for employees to report if symptomatic, and daily monitoring scheme of our “suspect” employee condition.
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International Equal Pay Day
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more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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