Mandatory 5-day paid pandemic leave for workers pushed

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Senator Leila De Lima called on Congress to pass a law that mandates the payment of a five-day leave for workers who contracted COVID-19, amid the prevailing surge of cases in the country aggravated by the Omicron variant. | melvingasconINQ

De Lima is pushing for the passage of Senate Bill No. 2307, which is a counterpart measure of House Bill No. 7909, filed by party list group Gabriela Women’s Party, and backed by 21 labor groups.SB 2307 also provides a maximum of 60 days of paid leave credits at 80 percent of the employee’s full pay for those who were placed on “floating status.”

In April 2021, De Lima filed SB 2148 seeking to grant 10 working days of paid COVID-19 leave for employees who contracted the virus and who, because of the nature of their occupation, cannot avail of a telecommuting program or work-from-home scheme. While the bill is pending, labor groups said the government should use its savings from the budget and “excessive” funds of military and police, as quarantine pay for workers, De Lima said.

“We join the calls of many people, whether social media, offices, factories, homes or the streets, for our workers to be given attention by the government that has long played deaf,” she said.For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: 86517800 local 1149/1150. The Inquirer Foundation supports our healthcare frontliners and is still accepting cash donations to be deposited at Banco de Oro current account #007960018860 or donate through PayMaya using this

 

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melvingasconINQ Agree

melvingasconINQ Maka-tao talaga 'to si Sen. Leila. I hope everyone will realize soon.

melvingasconINQ You dont need a law for that. Employers are already doing that voluntarily! Panu naman ang mga SMEs na walang benta? SenLeiladeLima

melvingasconINQ Paano naman po yung small timer na business saan kukuha ng pamabayad sa employees? Baka mag sarado na lang sila kesa mag bayad pa

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