Republic Act 10911, also known as the Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act, prohibits age discrimination in hiring and employment. The law aims to promote equality in the workplace by requiring employers to evaluate job applicants and employees based on their competencies rather than their age. It covers both public and private sector employers. The law bans age preferences in job advertisements and inquiries about age during hiring. Violators may be fined between 50,000 to 500,000 pesos and imprisoned for 3 months to 2 years. Certain industries where age is relevant to job requirements are exempt.

1. Republic Act 10911
Prepared by:
Orlando A. Pistan, MAEd
Psychology Instructor

2. Republic Act 10911
Age should no longer be
a factor in hiring
employees, now that a
measure aiming to
eliminate age
discrimination in the
workplace has lapsed
into law.

3. Terminologies:
Employee refers to a
person who performs
professional, managerial
or administrative work
and is paid salaries by
the employer as
compensation for
services rendered

4. Terminologies:
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 financial
institutions, as well as
nonprofit private institutions
or organizations

5. Terminologies:
Job applicant refers to a
person who applies for
employment

6. Terminologies:
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

7. Republic Act 10911
Also known as “The Anti-
Age Discrimination in
Employment Act”

8. Republic Act 10911
The law seeks to promote
equality in the workplace by
mandating companies to hire
workers based on their
competence, and not on
their age.
The law covers all employees
and job applicants of all
employers, including national
and local governments,
contractors, and
organizations.

9. Republic Act 10911
The law also bans
companies from publishing
job advertisements that
indicate preference for a
specific age group.
They are also banned from
requiring job applicants to
declare their age during the
hiring process.

10. Provisions:
Declining an applicant
Providing less
compensation and benefits
Denying promotions or
training opportunities
Forced dismissal of older
age workers
Imposing early retirement
Reducing the wage of all
employees to comply with
RA 10911

11. Penalty:
Violators will be fined
between P50,000 and
P500,000, and will be
imprisoned from 3 months
to 2 years, at the court's
discretion.

12. Exceptions:
Industries where age is a
crucial occupational
qualification for
employment will be
exempted from setting age
limitations.

13. RA 10911
This Act was passed by the
House of Representatives as
House Bill No. 6418 on May
23, 2016 and adopted by
the Senate as an
amendment to Senate Bill
No. 29 on May 30, 2016.
Approved by Pres. Benigno
Aquino III.

14. Republic Act 10911
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