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    The document is a law that prohibits discrimination against any individual in employment on account of age. It defines key terms, outlines prohibited acts of discrimination based on age, provides exceptions, and establishes penalties for violations of the law.

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    Anti Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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    July 21, 2016 *

    REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10911

    AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ANY INDIVIDUAL IN


    EMPLOYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF AGE AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR

    SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Age


    Discrimination in Employment Act".
    SECTION 2. Declaration of Policies. The State shall promote equal
    opportunities in employment for everyone. To this end, it shall be the policy of the State
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    (a) Promote employment of individuals on the basis of their abilities,


    knowledge, skills and qualifications rather than their age.
    (b) Prohibit arbitrary age limitations in employment.
    (c) Promote the right of all employees and workers, regardless of age, to be
    treated equally in terms of compensation, bene ts, promotion, training and
    other employment opportunities.
    SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. As used in this Act:
    (a) Employee refers to a person who performs professional, managerial or
    administrative work and is paid salaries by the employer as compensation
    for services rendered;
    (b) Employer refers to any person, natural or juridical, employing the services
    of an employee or worker and shall include the government and all its
    branches, subdivisions and instrumentalities, all government-owned and -
    controlled corporations, and government nancial institutions, as well as
    nonprofit private institutions or organizations;
    (c) Job applicant refers to a person who applies for employment;
    (d) Labor contractor refers to any person or an agent of that person who
    regularly undertakes, with or without compensation, the procurement of
    employees or workers for an employer, or the procurement for employees'
    or workers' opportunities to work for an employer;
    (e) Labor organization refers to any union or association of employees or
    workers which exists in whole or in part for the purpose of collective
    bargaining or for dealing with employers concerning terms and conditions
    of employment;
    (f) Publisher refers to any person or juridical entity engaged in the printing of
    information on paper and its distribution, buying or securing of airtime or
    space on television, radio or the internet, and other similar media; and
    (g) Worker refers to a person who performs manual labor involving skilled or
    unskilled work, and is paid wages by the employer as compensation for
    services rendered.
    SECTION 4. Coverage. The provisions of this Act shall apply to all
    employers, labor contractors or subcontractors, if any, and labor organizations.
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    SECTION 5. Prohibition of Discrimination in Employment on Account of Age.
    (a) It shall be unlawful for an employer to:
    (1) Print or publish, or cause to be printed or published, in any form of media,
    including the internet, any notice of advertisement relating to employment
    suggesting preferences, limitations, speci cations, and discrimination
    based on age;
    (2) Require the declaration of age or birth date during the application
    process;
    (3) Decline any employment application because of the individual's age;
    (4) Discriminate against an individual in terms of compensation, terms and
    conditions or privileges of employment on account of such individual's
    age;
    (5) Deny any employee's or worker's promotion or opportunity for training
    because of age;
    (6) Forcibly lay off an employee or worker because of old age; or
    (7) Impose early retirement on the basis of such employee's or worker's age.
    (b) It shall be unlawful for a labor contractor or subcontractor, if any, to
    refuse to refer for employment or otherwise discriminate against any individual
    because of such person's age.
    (c) It shall be unlawful for a labor organization to:
    (1) Deny membership to any individual because of such individual's age;
    (2) Exclude from its membership any individual because of such individual's
    age; or
    (3) Cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against an
    individual in violation of this Act.
    (d) It shall be unlawful for a publisher to print or publish any notice of
    advertisement relating to employment suggesting preferences, limitations,
    specifications, and discrimination based on age.
    SECTION 6. Exceptions. It shall not be unlawful for an employer to set age
    limitations in employment if:
    (a) Age is a bona de occupational quali cation reasonably necessary in the
    normal operation of a particular business or where the differentiation is
    based on reasonable factors other than age;
    (b) The intent is to observe the terms of a bona de seniority system that is
    not intended to evade the purpose of this Act;
    (c) The intent is to observe the terms of a bona fide employee retirement or a
    voluntary early retirement plan consistent with the purpose of this Act:
    Provided, That such retirement or voluntary retirement plan is in
    accordance with the Labor Code, as amended, and other related laws; or
    (d) The action is duly certi ed by the Secretary of Labor and Employment in
    accordance with the purpose of this Act.
    SECTION 7. Penalty. Any violation of this Act shall be punished with a ne
    of not less than fty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) but not more than ve hundred
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    thousand pesos (P500,000.00), or imprisonment of not less than three (3) months but
    not more than two (2) years, or both, at the discretion of the court. If the offense is
    committed by a corporation, trust, rm, partnership or association or other entity, the
    penalty shall be imposed upon the guilty of cer or of cers of such corporation, trust,
    firm, partnership or association or entity.
    SECTION 8. Education and Research Programs. The Department of Labor
    and Employment (DOLE) shall:
    (a) Conduct studies and researches on minimizing impediments to the
    employment of older persons, and furnish such information to employers,
    labor groups, and the general public; and
    (b) Promote programs, in coordination with public and private agencies, that
    will further enhance the knowledge and skills of every individual regardless
    of age.
    SECTION 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The DOLE shall have the
    authority to investigate and require the keeping of records necessary for the
    administration of this Act. Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the
    Secretary of Labor and Employment shall formulate the necessary rules and regulations
    to implement the provisions of this Act.
    SECTION 10. Separability Clause. Should any provision of this Act be
    declared unconstitutional, the remainder thereof not otherwise affected shall remain in
    full force and effect.
    SECTION 11. Repealing Clause. All existing laws, presidential decrees,
    executive orders, proclamations or administrative regulations that are inconsistent with
    the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. aScITE

    SECTION 12. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
    publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
    Approved:
    * Lapsed into Law on July 21, 2016 without the signature of the President in
    accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.

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