Labor Code · Working Conditions for Special Groups · Chapter III – Employment of Househelpers
Opportunity for Education
Formerly Article 146 before the 2015 renumbering — court decisions before 2015 cite it this way.
If the househelper is under the age of eighteen (18) years, the employer shall give him or her an opportunity for at least elementary
education. The cost of education shall be part of the househelper’s compensation, unless there is a stipulation to the contrary.
Sec. 9 (Right to Education and Training) of R.A. No. 10361 provides that the employer shall afford the domestic worker the opportunity to finish basic education and may allow access to alternative learning systems and, as far as practicable, higher education or technical and vocational training. The employer shall adjust the work schedule of the domestic worker to allow such access to education or training without hampering the services required by the employer.
Text and numbering follow the Department of Labor and Employment's 2022 edition of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended and renumbered under DOLE Department Advisory No. 01, series of 2015. Former article numbers are shown in brackets. Notes are DOLE's editorial notes. Amendments after that edition are not included. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.