House passes bill requiring 10-day incentive leave for workers

The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill which seeks to raise the yearly service incentive leave of employees from five to 10 days, in a bid to "boost the workers' morale, wellness, and productivity." With 203 voting in the affirmative, zero in the negative and no abstention, the lower Chamber passed House Bill 6770, which specifically seeks to amend Article 95 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines. Once enacted into law, every employee who has rendered at least one year of service would be entitled to a yearly service incentive leave of 10 days. However, the provision would not apply to th...

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