FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Sessiort 
S.B. sENATF2 
No. 
1 
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution mandates that the State shall “affirm labor as a primary social 
economic force and shall protect the rights ofworkers and promote their welfare.” 
Protection stems first from the complete information and understanding of the terns o f  
employment. Unfortunately, there is a lack of mechanisms that would ascertain that workers 
are well-informed and properly guided on what their rights, benefits and privileges are under 
existing laws and company policies or employment contracts. 
For instance is the low percentage of availed benefits under the Employees 
Compensation Program (ECP). The Honorable Leonard0 A. Quisumbing, former Secretary of 
the Department of Labor and Employment, affrmed that out of 250,000 workers who suffer 
work-related accidents or illnesses yearly, only about 147,000 have availed of the benefits 
covered by the ECP. Furthermore, contributory to the considerably low number of claimed 
benefits is the law’s provision which states that, “uninformed workers who do not file claims 
lose their right to compensation following a prescriptive period of three (3) years.” 
Evidently, there is a dire need for information dissemination to workers of their rights, 
benefits and privileges. Such could he best achieved through close cooperation among the 
government, employers, labor unions and other concerned groups. 
In view of the above, this bill intends to require the employers to inform their 
employees both at their engagement and at the time a particular contingency occurs of the 
benefits available for them. This bill also aims that education programs for workers he 
regularly held to be conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment, with the support 
of other government agencies, industry organizations, labor unions and non-government 
organizations. 
Thus, the early passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE mPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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7 JUL -3 All 36 
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First Regular Session 
I 
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
AN ACT REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO INFORM THEIR EMPLOYEES OF 
THEIR RIGHTS, BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES UNDER EXISTING LAWS, 
AND COMPANY POLICIES OR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS 
Re it enacted by the Senute and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Statement of Policy.- It is hereby the declared policy of the State to 
provide social protection, promote full employment and an improved quality of life for all. 
Towards this end, the State shall ensure the regular dissemination to both employers and 
workers of information on labor rights, benefits and privileges under existing laws, statutes, 
rules and regulations, and collective bargaining agreements. This is to guarantee full 
enjoyment of the rights, benefits and privileges accorded to workers. 
SEC. 2. Duty of the Employer to Inform Hismer Workers of their Rights, 
Benefits and Privileges. - Every employer shall inform each employee, orally and in writing, 
in a language known to hidher, on the first day of hidher employment and everytime a 
compensable contingency occurs, of hisher rights, benefits and privileges under existing 
laws, statutes, rules and regulations, and company policies or employment contracts: 
Provided, however, That with respect to the worker's rights, benefits and privileges under a 
collective bargaining agreement, it shall be the duty of the union concerned to educate its 
members. 
Compliance with the above shall be included as an item in the checklist of 
requirements subject to examination by the labor inspectors of the Department of Labor and 
Employment (DOLE). 
SEC. 3. Duty of the Department of Labor and Employment to Conduct Labor 
Education Seminars. -In line with the objectives of this Act, the DOLE shall ensure that 
both workers and employers are fully informed about the labor rights, benefits and privileges 
under existing laws, statutes, and rules and regulations. It is therefore the duty of the DOLE or 
its appropriate agency to conduct on a regular basis, or at the request of an employer and/or 
the union, education seminars for both employers and workers. 
The DOLE may enlist the assistance of all concerned agencies including, but not limited to, 
the local government units, Social Security System, Home Development Mutual Fund, 
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, as well as government and private educational 
institutions. The DOLE may also coordinate with industry organizations, chambers, labor 
federations or centers, and non-governmental organizations in providing free labor education 
seminars. 


The DOLE shall likewise establish a special labor education fund, using the tines 
collected under Section 4 hereof. This fLmd shall be utilized solely for the labor education 
program of the DOLE. 
SEC. 4. Penalties. -Any employer or union who fails or refuses to inform hidher 
workers, or members as the case may be, of their rights, benefits and privileges as provided 
under Section 2 hereof shall be imposed a fine by the Secretary of Labor and Employment of 
not less than fifty thousand pesos (P50,OOO.OO) but not more than one hundred thousand pesos 
(P100,000.00). 
SEC. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Secretary of Labor and 
Employment, in consultation with employers' groups, labor groups and concerned government 
agencies, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of 
this Act within three (3) months after its effectivity. 
SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - If any part, section, or provision of this Act shall be 
held invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions shall not be affected thereby. 
SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and 
regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended, or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect (15) days after its complete 
publication in the OMicial Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation. 
Approved,