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Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh

day of July, tj^ro thousand fifteen.

[ R E P U B L I C A C T N O . 10911 ]

A N ACT PROHIBITING DISCEIMINATrON AGAINST ANY

INDIVIDUAL IN EMPLOYMENT ON ACCOUNT O F
AGE AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

Pkilippines in Congress assembled:

S E C T I O N 1 . ShortTitle. - T h i s A c t s h a l l be k n o w n as t h e
"Anti-Age D i s c r i m i n a t i o n i n Empioyxaent Act".

S E C . 2 , Declaration of Policies. - The State shall

p r o m o t e e q u a l opportunities i n e m p l o y m e n t for everyone.
T o t h i s end, i t s h a l l be t h e policy o f t h e State to:

(a) P r o m o t e e m p l o y m e n t o f i n d i v i d u a l s o n t h e b a s i s
of their abilities, knowledge, skills and quali&cations rather
t h a n t h e i r age.

Qi) P r o h i b i t a r b i t r a r y a g e l i m i t a t i o n s i n e m p l ( ^ ^ e n t .

(c) P r o m o t e t h e r i g h t o f a l l e m p l o y e e s a n d w o r k e r s ,
r e g ^ d i e s s o f age, t o be t r e a t e d e q u a l l y i n t e r m s o f c o m p e i ^ a t i o n ,
benefits, promotion, t r a i n i n g and other e m p l o y m e n t opportunifaes.
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S E C . 3 . Definition of Terms. - A s used i n this Act:

(1) P r i n t o r p u b l i
(a) Employee r e f e r s t o a p e r s o n w h o p e r f o r m s p r o f e s s i o n a l ,
any form of media, i
managerial o r administrative w o r k and is paid salaries b y the advertisement relating
employer as compensation for services rendered; limitations, specificati
(b) Employer r e f e r s t o a n y p e r s o n , n a t u r a l o r j u r i d i c a l ,
(2) R e q u i r e t h e d e
emplojdng t h e services o f a n employee o r w o r k e r a n d s h a l l
appHcation process;
include the government and a l l its branches, subdivisions and
instrumentalities, a l l government-owned a n d -controlled (3) D e c l i n e a n y e
corporations, and government financial institutions, as w e l l as i n d i v i d u a l ' s age;
nonprofit private institutions or organizations;
(4) D i s c r i m i n a t e
(c) Job applicant refers to a person w h o applies f o r compensation, t e r m s a n d
employment; on account of such indi
t.
(d) Labor contractor r e f e r s t o a n y p e r s o n o r a n a g e n t o f (5) D e n y a n y e m p
that person w h o regularly undertakes, with or without opiportunity for t r a i n i n
compensation, the procurement of employees or workers for a n
J employer, o r t h e procurement f o r employees' o r workers' (6) F o r c i b l y l a y o
opportunities to w o r k for a n employer; age; or

^ ' (e) Labor organization r e f e r s t o a n y u n i o n o r a s s o c i a t i o n (7) I m p o s e e a r l y r

of employees o r w o r k e r s w h i c h exists i n whole or i n p a r t for the or worker's age.
purpose o f collective b a r g a i n i n g or for dealing w i t h employers
concerning terms a n d conditions of employment; (b) I t s h a l l b e
subcontractor, i f any,
PMi&hcr r e f e r s t o a n y p e r s o n o r j u r i d i c a l e n t i t y otherwise discriminate
engaged i n t h e printing o f information o n paper a n d i t s person's age.
distTibution, b u y i n g o r s e c u r i n g o f a i r t i m e o r space o n television,
radio or the internet, and other similar media; and (c) I t s h a l l be u n

(g) WoHier r e f e r s t o a p e r s o n w h o p e r f o r m s m a n u a l l a b o r (1) D e n y m e m b e r s h

involving skilled or unskilled work, and is paid wages b y the i n d i v i d u a l ' s age;
employer as compensation for services rendered.
(2) E x c l u d e from
S E C . 4 . Coverage. - T h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s A c t s h a l l a p p l y of such individual's age
- t o a l l e m p l o y e r s , l a b o r c o n t r a c t o r s o r subconlTactors, i f a n y ,
and labor organizations. v. (3) C a u s e o r a t t e
against a n individual i
S E C . 6 . Prohibition of Discrimination in Employment on
Account of Age. - ( a ) I t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l f o r a n e m p l o y e r t o : (d) I t s h a l l b e u n
any notice of advertise
preferences, l i m i t a t i o n s
o n age.
 S E C . 6 . Exceptions. - I t s l x a l l n o t b e u n l a w f u l f o r a n Within ninety
e m p l o y e r t o s e t age l i m i t a t i o n s i n e m p l o y m e n t i f : Secretary o f L
neceasary rules
(a) A g e i s a bona fide o c c u p a t i o n a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n of tills Act.
reasonably ueceesary i n t h e n o r m a l operation o f a p a r t i c u l a r
businesB o r w h e r e t h e d i f f e r e n t i a t i o n i e b a s e d o n r e a s o n a b l e S E C . 10. S
f a c t o r s o t h e r t h a n age; this A c t be dec
not otherwise a
(b) T h e i n t e n t is to observe t h e t e r m s o f a bona fide s e n i o r i t y
system t h a t is not intended t o evade the purpose o f t h i s Act; S E C , 11. R
presidential d
(c) T h e i n t e n t i s t o o b s e r v e t h e t e r m s o f a bona fide administrative
employee retirement o r a v o l u n t a r y early retirement plan provisions of
c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e p u r p o s e o f t h i s A c t : Provided, T h a t s u c h modified accord
r e t i r e m e n t o r v o l u n t a r y r e t i r e m e n t p l a n i s i n accordance w i t h
t h e L a b o r Code, aa a m e n d e d , a n d o t h e r r e l a t e d l a w s ; o r * S E C . 12. E
(15) days a f t e r
((0 T h e a c t i o n i s d u l y c e r t i f i e d b y t h e S e c r e t a r y o f L a b o r newspaper of gen
a n d E m p l o y m e n t i a accordance w i t h t h e puipose o f t h i s Act.
Approved,
S E C . 7. Penalty. - A n y v i o l a t i o n o f t h i s A c t s h a l l b e
p u n i s h e d w i t h a fine o f n o t l e s s t h a n f i f t y t h o u s a n d p e s o s
( P 5 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 ) b u t n o t m o r e t h a n five h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d p e s o s
(P5O0,OO0.OO), o r i m p r i e o n m e n t o f n o t less t h a n t h r e e (3) m o n t h s
but n o t m o r e t h a n t w o (2) years, or both, a t the disa'etion o f President of th
the c o u r t . I f t h e offense i s c o m m i t t e d b y a corporation, t r u s t ,
firm, p a r t n e r s h i p o r a s s o c i a t i o n o r o t h e r e n t i t y , t h e p e n a l t y ehaU.
Tliis Act wa
b e i m p o s e d u p o n t h e g u i l t y o f f i c e r o r officers o f s u c h c o r p o r a t i o n ,
House Bill No. 6
tTust, firm, p a r t n e r s h i p o r a s s o d a t i o n o r e n t i t y .
as a n a m e n d m e n t
S E C . 8 . Education and Research Programs. - The
D e p a r t m e n t of Labor and E m p l o y m e n t 03OLE) shall:

(a) C o n d u c t s t u d i e s a n d r e s e a r c h e s o n m i n i m i z i n g
i m p e d i m e n t s t o t h e e m p l o y m e n t o f older persons, a n d f u r n i s h Secretary
s u c h i n f o r m a t i o n t o e m p l o y e r s , l a b o r gi'oups, a n d t h e g e n e r a l
public; and Approved:
(b) P r o m o t e p r o g r a m s , i n c o o r d i n a t i o n w i t h p u b l i c a n d
p r i v a t e agencies, t h a t w i l l f u r t h e r enhance t h e knowledge a n d
s k i l l s o f e v e r y i n d i v i d u a l r e g a r d l e s s o f age.
BE
S E C . 9 . Implementing Rules and Regulations. - T h e
D O L E shall have the a u t h o r i t y to investigate and require the
k e e p i n g of records necessary for t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h i s Act. Lapse
Withou
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