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FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 83 OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED
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February 6, 2019
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB09048 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 83 OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED |
| ABSTRACT : Intends to help ease the burden of employees in commuting to work by allowing alternative working arrangements.Proposes to remove the limiting "normal work hours" from eight (8) hours a day for five (5) days to a more flexible work duration which means that employees may clock in to work at any time as long as they complete the required number of hours.Proposes further to put a ceiling on the number of working hours to forty-eight (48) hours per week in order to protect the well-being of employees. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND JR. F. |
| DATE FILED : 2019-02-06 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2019-02-07 |
Abstract
Intends to help ease the burden of employees in commuting to work by allowing alternative working arrangements.Proposes to remove the limiting "normal work hours" from eight (8) hours a day for five (5) days to a more flexible work duration which means that employees may clock in to work at any time as long as they complete the required number of hours.Proposes further to put a ceiling on the number of working hours to forty-eight (48) hours per week in order to protect the well-being of employees
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