Practice question
A company’s program announces that receiving mental-health services proves an employee is unfit for every job, despite established ability to perform the particular role and no lawful contrary basis. Which is sound?
- Any treatment history necessarily bars all work.
- The automatic exclusion conflicts with the rights-based, anti-stigma workplace framework.
- Every program must publish a permanent unfit list.
- Only coworkers decide legal capacity.
- The employee’s actual abilities are always irrelevant.
Legal references
- RA 11036 Sections 4-5 and 25, Mental Health Act: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11036_2018.html
- DOLE official explanation of Labor Advisory 19 s.2023, Supplemental Mental Health Guidelines: https://dole.gov.ph/news/strengthen-mental-health-policies-in-workplaces-dole/
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