Bill Type
Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PREVENTING THE CIRCUMVENTION OF THE EMPLOYEES' RIGHT TO SECURITY OF TENURE, THEREBY AMENDING ARTICLE 280 OF THE LABOR CODE ON REGULAR AND CASUAL EMPLOYMENT
Date filed
July 7, 2016
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01563
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PREVENTING THE CIRCUMVENTION OF THE EMPLOYEES' RIGHT TO SECURITY OF TENURE, THEREBY AMENDING ARTICLE 280 OF THE LABOR CODE ON REGULAR AND CASUAL EMPLOYMENT
SHORT TITLE : Prevention Of Contractualization
ABSTRACT : Declares it unlawful for any employer to enter into any agreement which precludes acquisition of tenurial security by its employee and with this void agreement, the employer shall be liable to the employee concerned for the injury that the employee may suffer due to this act, and to both moral and exemplary damages, by reason of circumvention of the law on security of tenure which is fraudulent and in bad faith, without prejudice to any other liabilities the employer may incur for the resulting violation of other labor rights of the employee.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.
DATE FILED : 2016-07-07
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
NATURE : Welfare
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Montoro (043 2016-11-14) 2. Uy (R.) (043 2016-11-14)
3. Eusebio (043 2016-11-14) 4. Marcos (043 2016-11-14)
5. Ty (043 2016-11-14) 6. Bravo (M.) (051 2016-12-05)
7. Go (A.C.) (054 2016-12-12) 8. Salon (054 2016-12-12)
9. Del Rosario (054 2016-12-12) 10. Madrona (054 2016-12-12)
11. Savellano (054 2016-12-12) 12. Dalog (054 2016-12-12)
13. Batocabe (056 2016-12-14) 14. Bravo (A.) (056 2016-12-14)
15. Daza (057 2017-01-16) 16. Arcillas (076 2017-02-28)
17. Robes (078 2017-03-06) 18. Roman (096 2017-05-30)
19. Roque (H.) (007 2017-08-07) 20. Bolilia (017 2017-09-04)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
MOTHER BILL: HB06908
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2016-08-02

Abstract

Declares it unlawful for any employer to enter into any agreement which precludes acquisition of tenurial security by its employee and with this void agreement, the employer shall be liable to the employee concerned for the injury that the employee may suffer due to this act, and to both moral and exemplary damages, by reason of circumvention of the law on security of tenure which is fraudulent and in bad faith, without prejudice to any other liabilities the employer may incur for the resulting violation of other labor rights of the employee

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