Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT EXPANDING THE EXCEPTIONS FROM THE NIGHT WORK PROHIBITION OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES, THEREBY AMENDING ARTICLE 131 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO (PD 442), AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
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Date filed
March 2, 2005
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03851 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT EXPANDING THE EXCEPTIONS FROM THE NIGHT WORK PROHIBITION OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES, THEREBY AMENDING ARTICLE 131 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO (PD 442), AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES |
| ABSTRACT : To allow more women to work during nighttime, the bill seeks to lift certain prohibitions identified in Article 131 of the Labor Code, such as: a) in cases of emergency; b) in case of urgent work performed on machineries, equipment or installation, and c) where work is necessary to prevent the serious loss of perishable goods. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BANAAG, LEOVIGILDO B. |
| DATE FILED : 2005-03-02 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Nograles (060 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05011 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2005-03-08 |
Abstract
To allow more women to work during nighttime, the bill seeks to lift certain prohibitions identified in Article 131 of the Labor Code, such as: a) in cases of emergency; b) in case of urgent work performed on machineries, equipment or installation, and c) where work is necessary to prevent the serious loss of perishable goods.'
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