Guidelines on Employment Preservation upon the Resumption of Business Operation

August 9, 2020LABOR ADVISORY NO. 017-B-20GUIDELINES ON EMPLOYMENT PRESERVATION UPON THE RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS OPERATIONPursuant to Article 5 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, and in order to assist employers to resume their business operations while preserving the employment of their workers, this Guidelines is hereby issued. aDSIHcSECTION 1. Coverage. — This Advisory shall apply to all employers and their employees regardless of employment status in the private sector operating or allowed to resume business operations under the enhanced community quarantine, general community quarantine or other quarantine arrangements.SECTION 2. Health Standards. — All employers whose business operations are allowed to continue or resume to operate shall observe the minimum health standards pursuant to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19 dated April 30, 2020; Department Order No. 35, Series of 2020 dated May 4, 2020 on the Construction Safety Guidelines for the Implementation of All DPWH Infrastructure Projects during the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis; Department Memorandum...