Kung naaksidente sa trabaho at ‘di tinulungan ng kumpanya, sino ang dapat lapitan?

Kada taon, may humigit kumulang dalawang milyon na Pilipino ang namamatay sanhi ng aksidente sa trabaho o sakit na nakukuha sa hazard o panganib na dala ng trabaho. Para sa mga hindi nasawi, nagdudulot pa rin ito ng paghihirap sa kanila dahil sa hindi inaasahang mahal na gastusin gaya ng pagpapagamot at pangtustos sa araw-araw na pangangailangan ng pamilya habang siya ay nagpapagaling. May mga empleyado rin na hindi na maaaring makabalik muli sa trabaho dahil sa matinding pinsala o sakit dala ng aksidente o hazard na nakuha sa trabaho. 

Dahil ang aksidente ay walang pinipiling oras at tao, sana ay maging alerto man lang tayo sa mga dapat gawin kung sakaling mangayari ito sa trabaho. Kung hindi tulungan ng kumpanya, narito ang iyong dapat lapitan at dapat gawin na tiyak na makakatulong sa iyo. 

Maaring humingi ng kabayaran para sa sakit, pinsala o kamatayan dahil sa trabaho mula sa Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) sa ilalalim ng Department of Labor and Employment. Ang mga private at government employees, maging ang mga kababayan nating OFWs at kasambahay ay nasasaklaw ng nasabing programa simula sa unang araw ng kanilang trabaho. 

Kahit ano mang pinsala, sakit o kamatayan ang natamo sa trabaho ay kasama sa Employee’s Compensation Program List of Occupational Diseases at sasagutin ng nasabing ECP basta ang aksidente ay: 

– nangyari sa lugar ng pinagtatrabahuan

– habang nagsasagawa ng official function

– maaaring nangyari  sa ibang lugar mula sa pinagtatrabahuan basta ito ay may utos mula sa employer na kinakailangan niya magpunta sa nasabing lugar para sa isang official function

– papunta o pauwi sa trabaho

– habang nasa company service o company bus

– habang nasa isang activity kung saan ay sponsored ng kumpanya 

Ang mga sumusunod ay mg benepisyo na maaring makuha mula sa ECP: 

a. Loss of income benefit o benepisyong pinansyal na ibinibigay sa isang empleyado bilang kabayaran sa pagkawalan ng sweldo dahil hindi na niya kaya pang magtrabaho 

b. Medical benefits o ang pag-reimburse ng ginastos sa pagpapagamot 

c. Rehabilitation services 

d. Carer’s allowance o kabayaran para sa magaalaga 

e. Death benefits para sa paglibing at death pension 

Paano at saan maaaring magfile ng claim mula sa Employee’s Compensation? 

Sa loob ng limang araw ng pinangyarihang aksidente, kinakailangan abisuhan ang employer sa nangyaring pinsala o karamdaman. Matapos nito, para sa mga empleyado na nasa private sector, magfile ng claim sa SSS habang sa GSIS naman para sa mga government employees. Mas mainam kung magfile ng claim sa pinakamalapit na SSS o GSIS office sa lugar ng pinagtatrabahuan. May mga forms at requirements lang na kailangang ibigay sa nasabing SSS at GSIS office. 

Kung sakaling ayaw maki-cooperate ng employer at hindi nagbibigay ng Certificate of Employment, bilang isang requirement sa pagfile ng EC claim, ang employee ay maaaring magpasa ng payslip mula sa employer, employment contract at kahit anong secondary evidence na magpapatunay ng employee – employer relationship. 

Ang mga nabanggit na impormasyon ay mga iilang gabay lamang upang malapitan ang tamang ahensya at tamang tao na makakatulong kung sakaling mangyayari ang hindi inaasahang pinsala, sakit o kamatayan dahil sa aksidente sa trabaho. Para sa kabuuang guide, narito ang handbook na naglalaman ng FAQs on Employees’ Compensation Program. http://ecc.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FAQs_Handbook.pdf 

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