Companies Employing Persons with Work-related Disabilities (PWRDs) May Avail of Tax Incentives

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz is reminding  employers who employ persons with work-related disabilities to avail of tax incentives under RA 7277, otherwise known as Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). As chair of the Employees’ Compensation Commission,  Baldoz said that the Employees’ Compensation Program’s primary beneficiaries,  persons with work - related disabilities, continue reading : Companies Employing Persons with Work-related Disabilities (PWRDs) May Avail of Tax Incentives

ECC volunteers for survivors of typhoon ‘Yolanda’

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) answered the call for volunteers at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City  on 20 November 2013 to provide assistance to survivors of typhoon ‘Yolanda’ who flocked to Manila. The volunteering spirit was apparent among ECC employees as they came to the office very early in the morning to wait for continue reading : ECC volunteers for survivors of typhoon ‘Yolanda’

Board Resolution No. 13-11-36

Prescribing the Revised Conditions for the Compensability of Osteoarthritis Classified Under Musculoskeletal Disorders, Amending for this Purpose Item No. 24 of Annex “A” of the Amended Rules on Employees’ Compensation   Date Approved: 11-29-2013

Board Resolution No. 13-11-38

Prescribing the Grant of Advance Three Month Pension for EC Pensioners in the Private Sector Whose Areas were Affected by Typhoon “Yolanda”, Earthquake in Bohol and in Cebu and Zamboanga Siege   Date Approved: 11-29-2013

ECC inks pact with hospitals in Laguna for KaGabay Program

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) on November 27, 2013, inked an agreement with Southern Luzon Hospital & Medical Center in Sta. Rosa, Laguna and the Calamba Medical Center located at Real, Calamba, Laguna for the provision of rehabilitation services and/or medical interventions for occupationally-disabled workers (ODWs) under the Katulong at Gabay sa Manggagawang may Kapansanan continue reading : ECC inks pact with hospitals in Laguna for KaGabay Program

ECC conducts advocacy seminar in Puerto Princesa City

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), together with DOLE Region-4B, conducted an Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) and DOLE programs Seminar at Puerto Princesa’s Hotel Centro, San Pedro National Highway, Puerto Princesa City, on November 21, 2013. This is in line with the ECC’s objective to intensify awareness on the ECP and various programs of the DOLE. continue reading : ECC conducts advocacy seminar in Puerto Princesa City