The employer shall treat the househelper in a just and humane manner. In no case shall physical violence be used upon the househelper.
Labor Code · Working Conditions for Special Groups · Chapter III – Employment of Househelpers
Treatment of Househelpers
Formerly Article 147 before the 2015 renumbering — court decisions before 2015 cite it this way.
The employer shall treat the househelper in a just and humane manner. In no case shall physical violence be used upon the househelper.
Sec. 5 (Standard of Treatment) of RA No. 10361 prohibits the employer or any member of the household from subjecting a domestic worker or “kasambahay” to any kind of abuse nor inflicting any form of physical violence or harassment or any act tending to degrade the dignity of a domestic worker.
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.