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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) Mylah Bomediano Labor Code of the Philippines the law governing employment practices and labor relations in the Philippines Preliminary Title enacted on Labor day of 1974 by...

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) Mylah Bomediano Labor Code of the Philippines the law governing employment practices and labor relations in the Philippines Preliminary Title enacted on Labor day of 1974 by President Ferdinand Marcos, Book I – Pre-Employment Pescribes the rules for hiring and termination of private Book II – Human Resources employees; the conditions of work including maximum work Development Program hours and overtime; employee benefits such as holiday pay, Book III – Conditions of thirteenth month pay and retirement pay; and the guidelines in Employment the organization and membership in labor unions as well as in Book IV – Health, Safety and collective bargaining. Social Welfare contains several provisions which are beneficial to labor Book V – Labor Relations Book VI – Post Employment It prohibits termination from employment of Private employees except for just or authorized (Article 282 to 284) Book VII – Transitory Final Provisions Right to trade union; strikes are also authorized any doubts in the interpretation of law, especially the Labor Code, will be resolved in favor of labor and against management. Sec. 2. Declaration of Policies The State shall promote equal opportunities in employment for everyone. To this end, it shall be the policy of the State to: (a) Promote employment of individuals on the basis of their abilities, knowledge, skills and qualifications rather than their age. (b) Prohibit arbitrary age limitations in employment. (c) Promote the right of all employees and workers, regardless of age, to be treated equally in terms of compensation, benefits, promotion, training and other employment opportunities. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 2004 (SB 477); 2010(SB 127) INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES(SB 515) AN ACT TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MUSLIMS AND TRIBAL FILIPINOS (SB 973) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN REAL ESTATE SERVICE(SB 1362) PROHIBITION AGAINST AGE DISCRIMINATION ACT(SB 162) AN ACT TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION(SB 165)-HOMOSEXUAL/GENDER ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MUSLIMS AND TRIBAL FILIPINOS ( SB 891) RA 7877 Sexual harassment An Act Declaring Sexual Harassment Unlawful in the Employment, Education or Training Environment and for other purposes Unwelcome advances, enacted on February 14, 1995 and became effective on March request for sexual 5, 1995, favors, and other work, education or training-related sexual harassment is verbal or physical committed by an employer, employee, manager, conduct of. Sexual supervisor, agent of the employer, teacher, instructor, nature in the working professor, coach, trainor, or any other person who, having environment authority, influence or moral ascendancy over another in a work or training or education environment, demands, requests or otherwise requires any sexual favor from the other, regardless of whether the demand, request or requirement for submission is accepted by the object of said act. Emerging Employment Discrimination Issues Weight Discrimination Attractiveness Discrimination RA 9710 Magna Carta of Women (MCW) a comprehensive women's human rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination through the recognition, protection, fulfillment, and promotion of the rights of Filipino women, especially those belonging to the marginalized sectors of society. RA 7610 Special Protection of children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act known as the and/or crimes against children, including the conceived but unborn child as provided for by the Revised penal Code and other pertinent laws. Enhancing Diversity and Leveraging Employee Differences Enforcing EEO Legislation Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Other authorized agencies (BLR…)