EMPLOYEES in the private sector who are out from their work due to their scheduled COVID-19 vaccination or booster shot during the National Vaccination Days (NVD) or ‘Bayanihan, Bakunahan’ on March 10-12 must not be marked absent.
In Labor Advisory No. 05 series of 2022, Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said employers are highly encouraged to allow their employees to avail of the vaccination program.
The same consideration must also be applied if the private sector workers accompany their children for vaccination, Secretary Bello announced yesterday.
The labor chief said the labor advisory applies to employees in the private sector who will have their second dose and missed dose of COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot.
Also covered by the labor advisory are those individuals under Priority Group A2, workers in the health and economic sector who are yet to receive their booster dose, and those who will accompany their children for vaccination.
“I enjoin our employers in the private sector to support the government’s implementation of the Bayanihan, Bakunahan Part IV COVID-19 Vaccination Days and help in sustaining efforts towards full economic recovery and ensuring the health and safety of our workers and their families,” Bello said.
Employees who will be availing of the vaccination may also be allowed to use their available leave credits, subject to company policy or collective bargaining agreement.
Some 1.8 million individuals are expected to receive COVID-19 vaccination from the government during the National Vaccination Days dubbed “Bayanihan, Bakunahan Part IV.
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