Immersion

• Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of such work for profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the payment of royalties.
• Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names, trademarks, etc.) included in this module are owned by their respective copyright holders. Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to use these materials from their respective copyright owners. The publisher and authors do not represent nor claim ownership over them.
• This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its Officer-In-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A. Agustin in partnership with the Local Government of Pasig through its mayor, Honorable Vico Sotto.
• The writers utilized the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.
• This learning material hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent learning activities at their own pace and time.
• This also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs namely: Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Character while taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.
• As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
• This module was designed to provide the learners with fun and meaningful opportunities for guided and independent learning at their own pace and time.
• The hand in this learning resource signifies that the learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and skills at their own pace and time.
• Duties of Employers


  • Furnish the workers a place of employment free from hazardous conditions
  • Give complete job safety instructions or orientation to all the workers
  • Inform the workers of the hazard associated with their work, health risks involved or to which they are exposed to
  • Use only approved devices and equipment for the workplace
  • Comply with OSH Standards including training, medical examination and where necessary provision of protective and safety devices
  • Allow workers and their safety and health representatives to participate actively in the process of organizing, planning, implementing and evaluating the safety and health program
  • Provide where necessary, for measure to deal with emergencies and accidents including first aid arrangements
• Duties of Workers


  • Participate in ensuring compliance with OSH standards in the workplace
  • Report to the supervisor any work hazard that may be encountered in the workplace
• Duties of Other Persons


  • Comply with the provision of this Act and in any regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor and Employment
  • Collaborate in the application of OSH standards and regulations whenever two or more undertakings are engaged in activities simultaneously in one workplace
• Workers' Rights


  • Right to know - be informed about hazards, provided access to training and education, and orientation on safety data sheets
  • Right to refuse unsafe work
  • Right to report accidents, dangerous occurrences, and hazards
  • Right to personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Confidentiality (casual definition)


  Not discussing internal goings-on with co-workers, not sharing trade secrets and other company information with competitors, the press or anyone outside of your company
• Confidentiality has both casual and legal definitions
• If you repeat confidential statements made by co-workers, the people you tell might lose respect for you and no longer trust you
• If you gossip with customers, they might tell your competitors, who will be less likely to hire you in the future
• Examples of breaking casual, confidential communications are: repeating a co-worker's opinion of his boss, revealing the fact that a peer is looking for another job
• Confidentiality


  (in the workplace) Not discussing internal goings-on with co-workers, not sharing trade secrets and other company information with competitors, the press or anyone outside the company
• Casual confidentiality


  Repeating confidential statements made by co-workers, gossiping with customers, forwarding confidential emails, sharing information overheard from others
• Casual confidentiality breaches can lead to loss of respect, trust and future job opportunities
• Legal confidentiality


  Access to information such as salaries, employee perks, client lists, trade secrets, sales numbers, customer information, pending terminations, reasons for firings, phone codes or computer passwords
• Employers require employees to sign confidentiality agreements to keep company secrets even after leaving the company
• Examples of legally confidential information


  • Recipes
  • Research
  • Financial information
  • Patents
  • Website traffic statistics
  • Customer lists
  • Computer and building security information
  • Production processes
• Companies that collect customer data cannot share it with other companies unless they inform customers in advance
• Personnel information like social security number, salary, health records, disciplinary actions and termination reasons are confidential
• Divulging confidential information can damage the former employer and lead to legal action
• Data Privacy Act of the Philippines


  Passed in 2012, implemented in 2016 to promote innovation and growth while protecting users' fundamental rights to privacy
• How the Data Privacy Act is implemented


  Sets legal rules for companies to regulate the collection, handling, and disposal of personal information to protect customer confidentiality
• Personal information


  Any information from which the identity of an individual can be apparent or reasonably ascertained
• Sensitive personal information


  Information about an individual's race, ethnic origin, marital status, age, health, education, genetic or sexual life, criminal records, government-issued IDs
• Workers and individuals must show confidentiality of all kinds of information, whether data, medical, health, personal or sensitive personal
• Conflict


  A state of incompatibility of ideas between two or more parties or individuals, a natural disagreement resulting from differences in attitudes, beliefs, values or needs
• Conflict resolution techniques

  1. Listen then speak out

  2. Gather the group

  3. Be impartial

  4. Do not postpone conflict resolution

  5. Promote teamwork

  6. Broadcast praises
• Conflict prevention techniques


  1. Being open

  2. Maintaining clear communication

  3. Encouraging different points of view

  4. Demonstrating respect

  5. Keeping team issues within the team
• Communicate thoughts


  Clearly to one another in the workplace
• Encourage different points of view and evaluate each fairly
• Demonstrate respect


  For team members rather than resorting to blame game
• Keep team issues within the team
• Talking of the issues outside will result to bigger and longer conflict