ECC mulls expanding compensation for work-related mental health woes

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THE Employees Compensation Commission is now looking at expanding the coverage for work-related mental health disorders by including those stemming from stress in the working environment. In a statement, ECC Executive Director Kaima Via Velasquez said they are now assessing the feasibility of including in the Employees’ Compensation Program more mental health conditions.

'A mental health condition, which arises from an employee’s working environment triggered by social factors alone, is a different matter,' she added. Citing studies by the Institute for Labor Studies , said work-related stress can happen when there is a conflict between job demands on the employee and the amount of control an employee has over meeting these demands.

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