ECP AWARENESS

• There were 28,189 establishments (87.3%) of the total 32,288 establishments employing 20 or more workers in 2017 that are aware of the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP).  The ECP is a government program designed to provide a compensation package to public and private employees or their dependents in the event of work-related sickness, injury or death. 

• More than half (53.3%) of the total establishments maintain an Employees’ Compensation (EC) logbook. An EC logbook is used to chronologically record the sickness, injury or death of employees, indicating the names, dates, and places of contingency, nature of the contingency and absences. (Figure 1)

• The top three (3) sources of information of establishments that were aware of the ECP were through the following: (1) SSS website (46.5%), (2) SSS lectures/seminar (40.9%), and (3) company/employees (28.3%).  The most common information learned  about ECP were medical benefits (81.5%), disability benefits (66.5%), and death/funeral benefits (52.1%).

ECP INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

• Of the total establishments in 2017 that are aware of ECP, 61.6% (17,357) disseminated information on ECP; mostly through echo-seminar in coordination with SSS (44.0%). 

• Other mode of information dissemination were echo-seminar solely initiated by establishments (36.9%) and flyers/posters (15.2%).

AVAILMENT OF ECP BENEFITS

• Almost  three out of five (57.6% or 16,223) establishments that are aware of ECP reported  that  their employees availed employees’ compensation (EC) benefits from 2015 to 2017. 

• Availment of EC benefits was highest in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (72.7%); followed by manufacturing (65.5%) and transportation and storage (63.1%).

• The type of ECP benefits mostly availed by employees were medical benefits (75.2%), cash benefits (40.0%), and disability benefits (24.8%). (Figure 2)

• Establishments reported that most employees received EC benefits within one to six months (50.6%). 

AVAILMENT OF ECP SERVICES

• One out of every five establishments (22.0%) that are aware of ECP reported that their employees availed EC services from 2015 to 2017. 

• Availment of EC services was highest in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (33.8%); followed by construction (27.4%) and mining (26.4%).

• The type of ECP services mostly availed by employees is skills training development (62.7%). (Figure 3)

• Establishments reported that most employees received EC services within one to six months (47.7%). 

EMPLOYER ASSISTANCE PROVIDED

• At least half (55.4%) of establishments that are aware of ECP reported that they provided assistance to their employees in availing ECP benefits and/or services. 

• The usual assistance employers provide to their employees are requesting of EC services (85.6%) and filing of EC claims (79.6%).

CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

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