Book II. Title II. Chapter III. Handicapped workers

Question 1

What are handicapped workers?

Answer 1

ART. 78. DEFINITION
Handicapped workers are those whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury.

Question 2

When may handicapped workers be employed?

Answer 2

ART. 79. WHEN EMPLOYABLE
Handicapped workers may be employed when their employment is necessary to prevent curtailment of employment opportunities and when it does not create unfair competition in labor costs or impair or lower working standards.

Question 3

Are handicapped workers eligible for apprenticeship?

Answer 3

ART. 81. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPRENTICESHIP
Subject to the appropriate provisions of this Code, handicapped workers may be hired as apprentices or learners if their handicap is not such as to effectively impede the performance of job operations in the particular occupations for which they are hired

Question 4

What is the required pay for a PWD hired as apprentice or learner?

Answer 4

• A PWD hired as an apprentice or learner shall be paid not less than 75% of the applicable minimum wage
• If a PWD is hired as a learner and employed in piece or incentive-rate jobs during the training period, he shall be paid one hundred percent of the applicable minimum wage.

Question 5

What is the minimum wage rate of a PWD?

Answer 5

Republic Act No. 7277. Magna Carta for disabled persons
The wage rate of PWDs is 100% of the applicable minimum wage