Declaring the Compensability of Injuries Sustained by Employees at Places of Recreation within the Employers' Premises

April 6, 2015ECC BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 15-04-15DECLARING THE COMPENSABILITY OF INJURIES SUSTAINED BY EMPLOYEES AT PLACES OF RECREATION WITHIN THE EMPLOYERS' PREMISESExcerpts from the Minutes of the Third (3rd) Regular Commission Meeting, Employees' Compensation Commission and Occupational Safety and Health Center, Series of 2015, Convened at ECC Multi-Purpose Hall, 4th Floor, ECC Bldg. 355 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City, Monday, 06 April 2015 at 12:00 N.N.WHEREAS, Article 177 (c) of PD 626, as amended, empowers this Commission "to approve rules and regulations governing the processing of claims;" WHEREAS, Board Resolution No. 93-08-0068, dated August 5, 1993, provides the following guidelines on acts considered compensable relating to personal comfort:"Personal Comfort Doctrine"6.1. Acts performed by an employee within the time and space limits of his employment to minister to personal comfort such as satisfaction of his thirst, hunger or other physical demands, or to protect himself from excessive cold, shall be deemed incidental to his employment and injuries the employee suffered in the performance of such acts shall be considered compensable and arising out of...