The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday appealed to private employers not to sanction employees who did not report for work due to bad weather conditions.
DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma cited Labor Advisory No. 17 in 2022, stating that employees absent from work due to these conditions “shall not be subject to any administrative sanction.
Further, Laguesma said that employers can also extend help to their employees. He also said that under the advisory, private employers should not “discipline” employees who will not report for work due to weather-related disturbances or other calamities.
“We know that private companies have the discretion to suspend work, and let us not discipline those who will not be able to work. That is my reminder and appeal to our employers,” Laguesma said.
