Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT GIVING CONTRACTUAL OR CASUAL EMPLOYEES HIGHER SALARY AND OTHER BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES BEING ENJOYED BY REGULAR EMPLOYEES
Congress Author
Date filed
February 4, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4333, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT GIVING CONTRACTUAL OR CASUAL EMPLOYEES HIGHER SALARY AND OTHER BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES BEING ENJOYED BY REGULAR EMPLOYEES
ABSTRACT : Rationale: Most big companies in the Philippines usually hire contractual or casual employees giving the latter a period of six (6) months or less to serve the former. Thereafter, upon the expiration of the contract these lowly will be terminated and will be rehired again after a few weeks. This practice is beind done by companies to circumvent the law on regularization of employees that an employee who has served the company for a continuous period of one year shall attain a regular status andlikewise to preclude them from extending benefits and privileges only accorded to a regular employee.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : HIZON, JOEY D.
DATE FILED : 2002-02-04
SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Cuenco (028 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2002-02-11

Abstract

Rationale: Most big companies in the Philippines usually hire contractual or casual employees giving the latter a period of six (6) months or less to serve the former. Thereafter, upon the expiration of the contract these lowly will be terminated and will be rehired again after a few weeks. This practice is beind done by companies to circumvent the law on regularization of employees that an employee who has served the company for a continuous period of one year shall attain a regular status andlikewise to preclude them from extending benefits and privileges only accorded to a regular employee.

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