The Employees’ Compensation Commission Regional Extension Unit 8 has joined the Department of Labor and Employment in the strengthening of the One-Stop Shop Service Center for Overseas Filipino Workers in Eastern Visayas. With sixteen (16) Member Agencies, the OSSCO has been established to cater to the various concerns of Overseas Filipino Workers from processing of continue reading : ECC Eastern Visayas, ECC Joins the One-Stop-Shop Service Center for OFWs

Recognizing the need to better prepare students for the world of work, the Employees Compensation Commission in Eastern Visayas joined the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in the conduct of the Labor Education to Graduating Students (LEGS) Program which aims to educate future job-seekers about labor standards continue reading : ECC helps graduating students in Eastern Visayas prepare for the world of work

Employees’ Compensation Commission Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis recently reported that the Employees’ Compensation Program has paid P 1.318B worth of EC benefits to persons with work-related disability (PWRDs) and/or to their beneficiaries from the private and public sector from January to December 2016. Banawis reported that death and pension benefits comprised the highest share in continue reading : In 2016, persons with work-related disability receive P1.318-billion worth of benefits under the Employees’ Compensation Program

The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), through ECC Circular Number 2017-03, reiterated the need for all employers in the public and private sectors to comply with their reportorial obligation in cases of work-connected sickness, injury or death. As mandated, employers shall keep a logbook and retain a chronological record of all work-connected, sickness, injury or death continue reading : ECC reminds all employers to immediately report to the SSS or GSIS any work-connected contingencies met by their employees