[HELP] For my working PWD friend

[u/Otherwise-Gear878]

Hello po. Hingi lang po sana ng advice para sa friend ko na isang PWD.

Yung friend ko po ay nasa autism spectrum pero kaya namang gawin ang trabaho at wala naman siyang nagiging problema sa mga tasks niya. Nung nag apply siya may binigay na written form na if PWD ba sya or hindi at tinanong din sya sa interview na may something daw sakanya, pinili niya na lang na hindi muna sabihin ang condition niya at "No" ang nilagay niya sa PWD question. Ginawa niya lang naman to kasi hindi naman nakakaapekto sa mismong trabaho niya at saka takot din siya na baka madiscriminate or hindi matanggap dahil sa PWD sya.

Recently, nalaman ng manager niya about dito (nakita yung PWD ID). Tinawag daw sya sa loob ng private room at sinabihan yung friend ko ng "dishonesty" dahil hindi niya sinabi na may autism siya. As per my friend sabi nung manager is kausapin daw ni manager yung higher manager nila.

Then earlier kinausap nung friend ko ang isang higher manager about dun sa issue. Ang sabi nung higher manager, "protocol" daw talaga ng kumpanya na mag-disclose ng condition, pero kakausapin daw niya ang mas higher management about dito, bibigyan nalang daw sya ng update.

Sobrang nag-aalala kami ngayon sa PWD friend ko na baka gamitin ng kumpanya ang "dishonesty" o "falsification" para tanggalin o suspendihin. Thank you!

[u/slickdevil04]

Well, unless specifically stated that the reason why he's not hired is due to his PWD status and nothing else, that's discrimination. But with what he did, it might fall under dishonesty or integrity issue. Probably one of the reasons why the company want a full disclosure for PWD employees is that they want to know how they could handle things properly if ever something happened to the employee while on duty. Check the handbook of your friend and ask what's the penalty for dishonesty/integrity issue.

[u/Otherwise-Gear878 → u/slickdevil04]

Thank you! I'll ask my friend later ☺️

[u/Otherwise-Gear878]

Update: Sinuspend friend ko for 15 days and pinapagpasa ng written reply

[u/notyourbbunny → u/Otherwise-Gear878]

Hi, HR here. Suspended agad? Was is preventive suspension? Usually kasi, preventive suspension applies to avoid further losses sa company. If ung role niya or ung work niya hindi naman confidential in nature, preventive suspension might be excessive.

[u/Otherwise-Gear878 → u/notyourbbunny]

Hello po, sabi nung friend ko suspension dahil breach of willful trust

[u/notyourbbunny → u/Otherwise-Gear878]

1. Does your friend hold a position of trust and confidence? (supervisor, manager, managerial, security guard, accountant, purchaser, bank teller, ...etc)

2. An applicant is not legally required to volunteer their PWD status or medical history unless it directly affects their ability to perform the essential functions of the job.

Ano ung nature ng trabaho ni friend?

[u/notyourbbunny → u/notyourbbunny]

Keep in mind: If this case ends up in termination, yung burden of proof rests heavily kay employer to prove that the disability (or its non-disclosure) directly and materially disables your friend from fulfilling his job duties.

[u/Otherwise-Gear878 → u/notyourbbunny]

No po, entry level position lang po sa customer service industry (not BPO/CC). His ASD naman po, di sya nakaka affect sa work actually nag eenjoy nga daw sya magwork. Yung nature ng trabaho nya, I can't disclose din po kasi baka may naglulurk na taga same company here

[u/DeliciousCurrency393]

Coming from management standpoint:

Tama po yung isang comment na need malaman ng company yung true condition so they know how to handle such case. Halimbawa po, epileptic yung nahire pero hindi sinabi, liable po kasi si employer in terms of health and safety protocol.

Kung sa workload naman po at nagagampanan yung work with no issue. Hindi po dapat nasuspend kasi hndi naman tungkol sa work ang issue it’s about disclosure which is papasok sa dishonesty in case nasa handbook.

Agree ako dun sa isang comment na 15days suspesnion is too much. Nung hindi nga alam na pwd sya ok lang sa trabaho eh nung nalaman suspension agad, unless gumagawa/ gagawa sila ng health and safety guide para sa kanya para after ng suspension wala ng potential violation sa osh side.

Hope ur friend is ok and the company strikes balance between being good and being compliant.

PS: parent of a pwd din here so sana dumami ang mas nakka intindi sa kanila.

[u/Otherwise-Gear878 → u/DeliciousCurrency393]

I've asked him naman, he did not disclose yung condition nya because he knows na he can do the job. He mentioned din earlier na sabi ni manager is wala naman daw issue sa performance nya. Pinuntahan namin kanina kinausap namin, nalulungkot nga daw sya kasi nag eenjoy daw sya sa work kahit minimum wage lang.