Text of the provision
Art. 206. Notice of sickness, injury or death. Notice of sickness, injury or death shall be given to the employer by the employee or by his dependents or anybody on his behalf within five days from the occurrence of the contingency. No notice to the employer shall be required if the contingency is known to the employer or his agents or representatives.
Labor Code of the Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
Notice of sickness, injury or death must reach the employer — from the employee, his dependents or anyone on his behalf — within five days from the occurrence. No notice is needed if the employer or his agents or representatives already know of it.
Questions about this provision
- I only told my supervisor about the accident - is my claim lost for lack of formal notice?
- I reported my injury two weeks after it happened - was I already too late?
Related provisions
- Article 205 — Employer’s Logbook.
- Article 207 — Penal Provisions.
A note on article numbers. The articles of the Labor Code have been administratively renumbered, so the same provision is often cited under a different number. Supreme Court decisions write both, in the form “Article 297 [282]” — the new number first, the original in brackets. The text on this page is published under its original number, which is the numbering both source texts use. When citing, check which numbering your source follows.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.