Book III — Conditions of Employment
Article 161Assistance of employer.
ELI5— what this means for you
If you're injured or seriously ill at work, your employer must provide all necessary assistance to ensure you get immediate medical and dental treatment.
Key point
Official text — PD 442
Assistance of employer.
It shall be the duty of any employer to provide all the necessary assistance to ensure the adequate and immediate medical and dental attendance and treatment to an injured or sick employee in case of emergency.
Chapter II
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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