Practice question
A covered night worker is medically unfit, and transfer to a similar suitable job is not practicable. The employer says this fact alone permits disregarding all health-related benefits and dismissal protections. What does Article 157 require?
- Automatic loss of every benefit
- Examine the same benefits for workers unable to work or secure employment and the applicable temporary-unfitness protections
- Immediate dismissal in all cases without further inquiry
- No protection unless the worker owns a day-shift job
- A requirement that the worker personally create a vacancy
Legal references
- RA 10151, inserted Labor Code Articles 156-161, night-work protections: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2011/ra_10151_2011.html
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