Practice question
A worker reports a dangerous occurrence to the employer and DOLE through a proper channel. The employer imposes a penalty solely for making the report. Which rule applies?
- Reporting can always be punished if management dislikes publicity
- The revised rules protect accident and dangerous-occurrence reporting from retaliation
- Protection exists only after a death occurs
- Only the employer may report dangerous occurrences
- Reporting automatically ends the employment relationship
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11058_2018.html — RA 11058, sections 4–8, 12, and 23, OSH duties, rights, and stoppage pay.
- https://bwc.dole.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Department-Order-252-25.pdf — DO 252-25, sections 4–8, 38, and 49, revised duties, imminent-danger process, stoppage wages, and supersession.
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HgXBrhFAvc8gEZ8KSh87DAfIEiRlz2NL/view — public mirror of issued DO 252-25, verified text and page 9 image.
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