IN RE: LABOR ADVISORY NO.08 SERIES OF 2016

JANINE LAMPA GAVINO

There is a need of guidance between parties involved in K-12 Building Partnership agreements regarding Work Immersion pursuant to Department Order No. 40 Series of 2015.

Work Immersions is the part of the Senior High School(SHS) Curriculum consisting of 80 hours hands-on experience of work simulation which the Grades 11 and 12 students will undergo to expose them to the actual workplace setting and enrich the competencies provided by the school under the supervision of the School head and the designated personnel of the partner. The 80 hours may be scheduled for no more than 8 cumulative or consecutive hours per day. All Technical-Vocational institutions offering Senior High School shall also be governed by the DepEd guidelines on the 80-hr work immersion . All applicable safety guidelines of TESDA and DOLE relevant to the basic education shall apply. Work immersion shall not be considered as employment arrangement but only to serve the K-12 Program purpose of exposing the students to actual workplace setting and augment the competencies provided by the school.

The following conditions shall be observed for the protection students undergoing work immersion:

1)The work immersion shall be allowed only between 8:00 o’clock in the morning and the 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon.

2)Work immersion for students below 15 years and with permission from their parent or guardian, shall not be longer than four(4) hours in any given day

3)SHS regardless of age shall not be allowed for work immersion in industries and activities concerned as hazardous in accordance with DOLE Department Order No. 149 Series of 2016(Guidelines in Assessing and Determining Hazardous Work in the Employment of Persons Below 18 Years of age; and

4)Work immersion shall in no case result in the replacement of or diminution of benefits of the workers in the partner enterprise/ company.

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The author is SST I at San Pablo 2nd National High School, San Pablo, Lubao

of SHS