Figure overtaken. The wage floor below should not be relied on. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7277, the Magna Carta for Persons with Disability, as amended by Republic Act No. 9442 (2007), entitles a qualified employee with a disability to the same compensation as an employee without a disability. The article is otherwise operative; the text below is reproduced as enacted.
Text of the provision
Art. 80. Employment agreement. Any employer who employs handicapped workers shall enter into an employment agreement with them, which agreement shall include: The names and addresses of the handicapped workers to be employed; The rate to be paid the handicapped workers which shall not be less than seventy five (75%) percent of the applicable legal minimum wage; The duration of employment period; and The work to be performed by handicapped workers. The employment agreement shall be subject to inspection by the Secretary of Labor or his duly authorized representative.
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
An employer hiring handicapped workers must enter an employment agreement setting out their names and addresses, a rate not less than seventy-five percent of the applicable legal minimum wage, the duration of employment, and the work to be performed. The agreement is subject to inspection by the Secretary of Labor or his authorized representative.
Questions about this provision
- How much must a handicapped worker be paid relative to the legal minimum wage?
- What must be stated in the employment agreement of a handicapped worker?
Related provisions
- Article 79 — When Handicapped Workers Are Employable.
- Article 82 — Who Is Covered.
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
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