work contingency against work-connected sickness, injury
TRANSCRIPT
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• WORK CONTINGENCY
PREVENTION is not a 100% guarantee
against work-connected sickness, injury
or death
• That’s why there is the
EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION
PROGRAM.
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Legal Basis
PD 626, as amended
Employees’
Compensation and State
Insurance Fund
March 17, 1975
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Attached Agency
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Three Main Functions
1. To formulate policies and
guidelines for the improvement of
the EC program
2. To review EC claims disapproved
by the GSIS/SSS
3. To initiate policies and programs
towards adequate OHS and
accident prevention in the working
environment
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THE EMPLOYEES’
COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Designed to provide employees
and their families with income
benefits, medical, and other
benefits in the event of work-
connected sickness, injury or
death.
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WHO ARE COVERED?
• All compulsory members of SSS,
including seafarers, however,
voluntary and self-employed
members are excluded
• All GSIS members
• Uniformed Personnel: AFP, PNP,
BFP and BJMP
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THE STATE INSURANCE FUND
EC BENEFITS
Private Employees
Government
and Private
Employers’
Contributions
EC BENEFITS
Sourced from employers’
contributions
10.00/30.00/worker/
month for private
sector
100.00/worker/month
/for public sector
Sourced from employers’
contributions
Public Sector Employers’
Contributions
Private Sector
Employers’ Contributions
Government Employees
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Compensable Diseases
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Compensable Diseases
•Not all diseases are compensable
•Only diseases caused by work or the working
environment are compensable
List of 32 Occupational Diseases with
specific conditions set
Conditions or risk
factors
on the job must be
present for the disease
to be compensable
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Compensable Diseases
•Other diseases not in the list may still be
compensable if employee can establish causal
connection with:
the nature of his work or
the working environment
“Increased Risk Theory”
but not for pre-existing disease
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Compensability
of Injuries
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Compensability
of Injuries
•For the INJURY and the resulting
disability or death to be compensable, the
injury must be the result of an accident
arising out of or in the course of
employment.
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The Compensability
of Injuries
Seven instances where injury can be
compensable:
1.Happened at the workplace
2.Happened while performing official
function
3.Outside of workplace but performing an
order of his employer
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4. When going to or coming from work
5. While ministering to personal comfort
6. While in a company shuttle bus
7. During a company sponsored activity
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1. Intoxication
2. Notorious negligence
3. Willful intent to injure oneself or
another
Excepting
Circumstances
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ECP Benefits
Employees’ Compensation
Program
Loss of Income Benefit Carer’s
Allowance
Death Benefit
Rehabilitation Services
Medical Benefit
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Loss of Income
Benefit
•Under the ECP, it is not the illness or injury that is
compensated.
•It is the incapacity to work (DISABILITY) as a
result of the illness or injury.
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Type of Disability
• Temporary Total Disability (TTD)
• Permanent Total Disability (PTD)
• Permanent Partial Disability (PPD)
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Daily Income Benefit for TTD
•for disabilities not exceeding 120 days
•paid from the first day of disability
•may go beyond 120 days but not to exceed
240 days
•P200/day
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Monthly Income Benefit
for PTD
• For disability that is permanent and total.
which includes, but not limited to:
Complete loss of sight of both eyes
Loss of two limbs or complete paralysis
of two limbs
Brain injury resulting to imbecility or
insanity
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failure to present for examination
failure to submit quarterly medical report
complete or full recovery
upon being gainfully employed
• guaranteed for life if disability remains until death of the worker, but may be suspended due to the following
Monthly Income Benefit
for PTD
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Permanent Partial Disability
• Loss of the use of a body part including
function loss
• Lump sum or monthly pension for PPD per
ECC schedule
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Monthly Income Benefit for Permanent Loss of the Use of
Body Part or Permanent Partial Disability (PPD)
Complete and Permanent
Loss of the Use of
No. of
Mos.
Complete and Permanent
Loss of the Use of
No. of
Mos.
One thumb 10 One arm 50
One index finger 8 One foot 31
One middle finger 6 One leg 46
One ring finger 5 One ear 10
One little finger 3 Both ears 20
One big toe 6 Hearing of one ear 25
Any other toe 3 Hearing of both ears 50
One hand 39 Sight of one eye 25
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• Ward services for hospital confinement
• Surgical expense benefit
• Reimbursement of cost of medicines
Medical Benefits
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• Granted to employee who got permanently
and totally disabled and has difficulty
taking care of basic personal needs
• P575/month allowance for both private and
public sector employees
Carer’s Allowance
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• Monthly Income Benefit pension to
beneficiary plus 10% for each dependent
child not exceeding five
• Funeral benefit of P20,000
Death Benefits
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• Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation appliances, e.g. hearing
aid, crutches, wheelchair, etc.
• KaGabay Program of ECC
Re-skilling for re-employment
Training for entrepreneurship
Rehabilitation Services
for PWRDs
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• Fill up prescribed forms and attach supporting
documents such as
Proof of job description
Medical/hospital records
Incident/accident report
EC logbook
SSS B300 Form
SSS B309 Form
Availing of ECP Benefits
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Article 205
Record of Death and Disability.
Failure to maintain a logbook, give
false information or withhold
material information, employer
shall be liable of the 50% of the
lump sum equivalent
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EC LOGBOOK(Template)
Name Date of
Contingency
Place of
Contingency
Nature of
Contingency
Number of
Days the
worker was
absent for
work
Remarks
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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• No claim for compensation shall be given
due course unless said claim is filed with the
Systems within THREE (3) years from the
time of sickness, injury, or death.
PRESCRIPTIVE PERIOD
Availment of ECP Benefits
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• Temporary Total Disability (TTD)
Increased from P90 to P200 for the
public sector (2013)
• Funeral Benefit
Increased for the public sector from
P3,000 to P20, 000 (2014) and from
P10, 000 to P20, 000 for the private
sector (2014)
EQUALIZED
EC Benefits and Services
Improved from 2010-2015
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• Carer’s Allowance
P575/ month for the public sector (2013)
• Medical Benefits
Doctor’s Professional Fees (2013)
General Practitioner: P50-P60 to P100 for the
initial visit and P80 for the succeeding visit
Specialist: First visit from P80 to P150 and P50
to P100 for the succeeding visit
EQUALIZED
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• Reinstated two suspended benefits for the
public sector workers
Survivorship pension, where payment
beyond five years was suspended (2012)
EC Medical Reimbursement (2013)
EQUALIZED
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• EC Pension
10% across-the board increase for the
private sector (2014) and for the public
sector (2015)
• Funeral Benefit
Increased from P10,000 to P20,000 (2014)
for the private sector
• Rehabilitation Services
Extension of rehabilitation services to
workers receiving EC sickness benefit
(2011)
ENHANCED
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• Rehabilitation Services
Increased the transportation and meal
allowance of PWRDs during rehabilitation
from P1,800 to P2,500 per month (2010)
Increased number of partner hospitals in
the regions providing rehabilitation services
to person with work-related disabilities
(PWRDs)
Identified new rehabilitation services to
cater to different categories of disabilities
and impairments
ENHANCED
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• Adopted the SSS pension formula in
computing EC pension
• Revised Conditions for Compensability of
Occupational Diseases
Hernia (2015)
Deafness (2014)
Osteoarthritis (2013)
Pneumonia, Bronchial Asthma,
Pneumoconiosis, Asbestosis (2012)
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular
Diseases, Essential Hypertension,
Cerebrovascular Accidents (2011)
ENHANCED
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• Reduced Process Cycle Time (PCT) for the
Resolution of EC Appealed Cases at the
ECC from 40 working days to 20 working
days (from docketing up to final decision of
the Commission)
Prescribed the PCT for the Processing of
EC claims at the GSIS: 30-60 days
Prescribed the PCT for the Processing of
EC claims at the SSS: 5-33 days
ENHANCED
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EXPAND (Way Forward)
• Intensify prevention programs
• Pursue coverage of self-employed SSS
members under the ECP
• Improve the system of availing EC
benefits through hospital billing system
and case rate systems
• Review the list of compensable diseases
• Review formula for computing EC pension
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The Employees’
Compensation Program
• Enjoyed only by those with Employee-Employer relationship
• Coverage/entitlement to benefits begin onthe first day of employment
• Benefits are in addition to SSS andPhilHealth benefits
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The ECP Benefits are welcome but…
“di bale ng hindi ako mabiyayaan ngEmployees’ Compensation Programhuwag lang akong magkasakit oma-aksidente ng dahil sa trabaho.”
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Front – Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue Back – Jupiter St.
Employees’ Compensation CommissionECC Building, 355 Sen. Gil J. Puyat AvenueMakati City
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For more information, please contact us
Visit our website: http://www.ecc.gov.ph
Email at: [email protected]
http://www.facebook.com/ecc.official
Contact Number: 899-4251 local 227, 228
Public Assistance
Center (PAC) 899-4251 local 239 & 896-7837
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Thank you.