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DSWD HRMDS Director Ana Nuguid said that caring for the well-being of employees will redound to the overall productivity of the Department resulting in the

Published May 23, 2021, 11:57 AM Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday lauded the Employers Compensation Commission (ECC) for its move to pay workers for injuries sustained while working from home. “Now that a lot of workers are under a work-from-home arrangement, it’s a big thing for a worker to be assured their company will take care of their needs whatever happens to them wherever they are of even if they are just at home,” the senator said in Filipino. “The essence of workplace safety a...

April 30, 2021 THE Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) has added the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to its list of occupational and work-related diseases that are compensable under the employees compensation program (ECP). In a statement, ECC Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis said Board Resolution 21-04-14 specifies the conditions for compensability of Covid-19. “It is only proper that we formulate and pass policies that will effectively and efficiently respon...