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AN ACT STRENGTHENING RIGHTS RELATING TO TRADE UNION ACTIVITIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 263 AND 264 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
May 7, 2008
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04068 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING RIGHTS RELATING TO TRADE UNION ACTIVITIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 263 AND 264 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES |
| ABSTRACT : Proposes the following amendments, among others, to the Labor Code: a) workers, through their unions, shall have the right to refuse to handle merchandise of/for , or provide/receive a service to, any company with an ongoing labor dispute; b) workers shall receive the full amount of their regular wages for the duration of the strike or lockout; and c) no employer shall refuse reinstatement of strikers returning to work. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B. |
| DATE FILED : 2008-05-07 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2008-05-12 |
Abstract
Proposes the following amendments, among others, to the Labor Code: a) workers, through their unions, shall have the right to refuse to handle merchandise of/for , or provide/receive a service to, any company with an ongoing labor dispute; b) workers shall receive the full amount of their regular wages for the duration of the strike or lockout; and c) no employer shall refuse reinstatement of strikers returning to work.
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