Telecommuting Act up for review this year —DOLE's Laguesma

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“Kung sakali man, kung mayroon mang natipid sa bahagi ng namumuhunan, sana magbahagi sa manggagawa o kaya ibalik sa komunidad. Konti-konti, pero kung pinagsama-sama, lalo na ‘yan ay magiging tuloy-tuloy, malaking bagay siguro,” he said.

The country’s landmark law recognizing telecommuting is up for review this year, Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma told The Mangahas Interviews.

Republic Act No. 11165 or the Telecommuting Act, which was signed into a law in 2019, allows working from an alternative workplace with the use of telecommuting or computer technologies. Some firms, however, have opted to forego some of the fiscal incentives they enjoy in favor of continuing“Iyong batas, pinasa ‘yan pero tingnan mo rin ang intent and spirit, hindi lang dahil sa hindi ka sumunod intently and strictly eh dapat bawasan ka na ng pakinabang o insentibo na nakapaloob sa batas,” Laguesma said.

Laguesma also appealed to companies that have generated savings from the work-from-home scheme to share them with their employees and the community.

 

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