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Long Title
AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROHIBITED ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ON ACCOUNT OF SEX, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 135 AND 137 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442 AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
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Date filed
July 1, 2010
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00051 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROHIBITED ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ON ACCOUNT OF SEX, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 135 AND 137 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442 AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES. | |
| ABSTRACT : Expands the scope of prohibited acts of discrimination against women to include: a) giving preference to a male employee over a female employee in the hiring process; and b) favoring a male employee over a female with respect to dismissal of personnel. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2010-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Rodriguez (M.) | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Aumentado (005 ) | 2. Evardone (008 ) |
| 3. Herrera-Dy (021 ) | 4. Mercado-Revilla (046 ) |
| 5. Gullas (048 ) | 6. Teodoro (061 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Approved by the Committee on 2010-11-24 | |
| 2. Committee Report filed on 2011-05-11 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04643 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2010-07-27 |
Abstract
Expands the scope of prohibited acts of discrimination against women to include: a) giving preference to a male employee over a female employee in the hiring process; and b) favoring a male employee over a female with respect to dismissal of personnel.
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