We now have a law that protects employees and job applicants from being discriminated based on age.
This new law makes it illegal for businesses to impose ‘age restriction’ as a requirement for applicants vying for a position in a company. Thanks to Senator Pia Cayetano and other bill sponsors for their effort in pushing for the approval of this bill.
If you are in your 30s or 40s, you may have encountered instances wherein you want to apply for a job because you know you are qualified based on skills and experience, yet your application was not even accepted because the company is looking to hire only workers falling into a certain age bracket. You were being discriminated based on your age. Today, business practices like this is no longer allowed.
We now have Republic Act 10911 (RA 10911) or the Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 2016 approved and signed into law last July 21, 2016. This is a win for all employees and those looking for a job.
Under this law, employers are prohibited from withholding the promotion of an employee or deny them from training opportunities, compensation and privileges merely on the basis of age.
This law also seeks to ban employment agencies or recruitment centers from refusing to refer an individual for employment because of age and for a labor organization to deny membership or cause an employer to discriminate against a person because of his age.
Classified ads and job hiring posts should not specify any age qualification for applicants. Job applicants should not be forced to divulge to the would-be employer their age or their birth date in their resume or during the job interview.
What are the penalties to the erring company, labor organization, manpower agency, etc?
At the discretion of the court.
- Fine of P50,000.00 but not more than P500,000.00.
- Imprisonment of not less than 3 months but not more than 2 years
- If the offense is committed by a corporation, trust, firm, partnership or association or other entity, the penalty shall be imposed upon the guilty officer or officers of such corporation, trust, firm, partnership or association or entity.
We are now waiting for the IRR or the full Implementing Rules and Regulation for the Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which will also include penalties to the businesses and companies who will continue to discriminate job applicants and employees based on their age. The IRR will also detail the exempted industry from this law.
Once the IRR are out, and you encountered age discrimination during your job application or was passed-over a promotion or training you know you rightly deserve, you now have this law to rely on in asserting your right.
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Tokayuze Po says
Saklaw din po ba nito ang pag pasok sa PNP para maging isang pulis, na may umiiral na hanggang 30yr.old lang ang maaring maka pag.apply sa kanila? Salamat po.
iSensey says
Sir, malalaman po natin ang sagot sa tanong mo pag tapos na gawin ang implementing rules and regulations, dun kasi madedetalye din yung mga trabaho or industriya na exempted sa Anti-Age discrimination law. Sa ngayon po, inaayos pa ang IRR neto.
Tokayuze Po says
Sana nga po kasi sa HB 6418 parang nabanggit na lahat ng government branches kasama. (Correct me if I’m wrong)
Thank you Admin.
iSensey says
Sana nga kasi the House Bill 6418 version proposes that the Anti-Age Discrimination Act of 2016 “.. covers all employers, labor contractors or subcontractors and labor organizations, the government and all its branches, subdivisions and instrumentalities, all government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), and government financial institutions (GFIs), and also non-profit private institutions or organizations.“
Tokayuze Po says
SANA ANG GOBYERNO NATIN ANG MAGING ISANG HALIMBAWA SA PAG TUPAD NITO HINDI LANG SA PAGPAPATUPAD NG BATAS NA ITO.
giselle says
where can we read the full text of the law po? thank you
iSensey says
Hi Ms Giselle, we don’t have a link to the full Act, pag na-publish na ang IRR ng law and we found an online link, we will update this post for reference.
Alex M. Abigan says
If the employee is 65 years old is he covered by this law or any other law to protect him from mandatory retirement.
Melania Salamida says
This is one good-one bill..waiting for it’s implementation.
Tokayuze says
Kamusta na po ang tugon ng IRR sa batas RA10911 patungkol sa edad ng pag appy sa kapulisan?
Maraming salamt po.
iSensey says
Hi Tokayuze, we will be updating this post once the IRR for the Anti-Age Discrimation Law is ready for roll-out.
alfonso hiponia says
FURNISH ME WITH A COPY OF THE FULL TEXT OF THE LAW WHEN THE IRR IS OUT.