Short answer. Yes. Article 33 of the Labor Code empowers the Secretary of Labor to direct any person or entity covered by the employment chapter to submit a report on employment status — including job vacancies, requisitions, separations, wages, and other employment data — whenever the public interest requires it.
What the law says
Whenever the public interest requires, the Secretary of Labor may direct all persons or entities within the coverage of this Title to submit a report on the status of employment, including job vacancies, details of job requisitions, separation from jobs, wages, other terms and conditions and other employment data.
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The authority to demand employment data
Article 33 of the Labor Code grants the Secretary of Labor a broad information-gathering power: "Whenever the public interest requires, the Secretary of Labor may direct all persons or entities within the coverage of this Title to submit a report on the status of employment, including job vacancies, details of job requisitions, separation from jobs, wages, other terms and conditions and other employment data." The power is not triggered by a violation or complaint. It applies whenever the Secretary determines that public interest requires employment information — a standard that covers policy research, labor market monitoring, and economic planning.
Who must comply
The article covers all persons or entities within the employment chapter — which means private employers of all sizes, not just large companies or those already under investigation. The trigger is simply the Secretary's determination that public interest is served by the data. A company with a clean compliance record is no more exempt from a reporting directive than any other covered employer. The provision is a general administrative tool for keeping the state informed about employment conditions, not a sanction.
What data can be required
Article 33 lists specific examples of reportable data — job vacancies, requisitions, separations, wages, terms and conditions — and then adds "other employment data" as a catch-all. This gives the directive substantial reach. A reporting order could cover turnover rates, hiring timelines, benefit structures, workforce composition, or any other employment detail the Secretary considers relevant to the public interest inquiry. Employers who receive such a directive are legally required to comply within whatever timeframe and format is specified.
Note on article numbering
The Labor Code articles have been administratively renumbered, so this provision may appear under a different article number in some court decisions and official references, which often write both numbers in the form "Article [new] [original]." This page uses the original numbering as found in the primary source texts. When checking a court ruling or government circular, verify which numbering it uses to confirm you are referring to the correct provision.