An Act to Amend Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred and Forty-Seven Granting Maternity Leave to Women Who are in the Service of the Government or of Any of its Instrumentalities Under Temporary Appointments
Year:
1948
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 15, 1948
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This Act amends Commonwealth Act No. 647 to grant maternity leave to temporary employees who have rendered two or more years of continuous service, allowing them to receive half pay during their leave. Its main purpose is to provide maternity benefits to a broader range of government employees.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 270
An Act to Amend Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred and Forty-Seven Granting Maternity Leave to Women Who are in the Service of the Government or of Any of its Instrumentalities Under Temporary Appointments
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Section one paragraph (a), of Commonwealth Act Numbered Six hundred and forty-seven is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 15, 1948.
"(c) Temporary employees who have rendered two or more years of continuous service shall be entitled to maternity leave with half pay."
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