The Learnership Agreement shall be subject to examination by the Secretary of DOLE
or his
duly authorized representatives.
3.5 Learnership in piece work. – Learners employed in piece or incentives rate jobs
during the
training period shall be paid in fully for the work done.
SECTION 4. Incentives for Employer
4.1 Incentives. –
(a) Private entities that employ disabled persons who meet the required skills or
qualifications either as a regular employee, apprentice or learners shall be entitled to an
additional deduction from their gross income equivalent to twenty-five percent (25%)
of the total amount paid as salaries and wages to disabled persons.
(b) Private entities that improve or modify their physical facilities in order to provide
reasonable accommodation for disabled persons shall be entitled to an additional
deduction from their net income, equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the direct cost of
the improvements or modifications. This Section, however, does not apply to
improvements or modifications of facilities required under B.P. Blg. 344.
(c) The DOLE Secretary shall, from time to time, identify and provide other incentives to
private entities which employ disabled persons to encourage the active participation of
the private sector in promoting the welfare of disabled persons, and to ensure gainful
employment for qualified disabled persons.
4.2 Requirement for entitlement to incentives. –
The following shall be the requirements for entitlement to the incentives:
A. For employing disabled workers:
(a) DOH Accreditation as to the type of disability/ties of the disabled workers;
(b) DOLE (NMYC) Accreditation as to the skills and qualifications of the disabled
workers;
(c) Certification of Employment of the accredited disabled workers from the
concerned DOLE Regional Director;
For purposes of Accreditation, DOLE and DOH shall establish a unit in each of their
regional offices to facilitate the processing of the accreditation of the disabled persons.
B. For improving or modifying physical facilities for reasonable accommodation for
disabled employees:
(a) Certification from the building inspectors in consultation with the DSWD and other
concerned groups in the region where the facilities are located.
SECTION 5. Vocational Rehabilitation
5.1 Principle of equal opportunity. – The principle of equal opportunity for disabled
workers
shall extend to the provision to develop their skills for livelihood and gainful
employment.
5.2 Vocational rehabilitation training. – The NMYC, in coordination with every concern
department agency or LGU, shall include vocational rehabilitation training of disabled
person as a component of its continuing human resources development program and
shall
exert efforts to integrate that thrust into its corporate plans. Such component may take
the
form of research material production, training design and administration, or evaluation
and
monitoring.
5.3 Vocational rehabilitation program. – In adopting the component of vocational
rehabilitation, each agency or LGU, in coordination with NMYC, shall:
(a) Prepare a Comprehensive Support Plan based on the assessment of training needs
and
skills inventory of disabled employees which will be provided by the DSWD.
(b) Design, implement and evaluate, a specific and appropriate program which the
agency
or LGU can manage, direct and control within its organizational framework and
capacity. Such programs shall include, but not be limited, to the following:
1) Orientation Program which is intended to inform disabled employees about the
department, agency or LGU programs, thrusts and operations.