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AN ACT REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO INFORM THEIR EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RIGHTS, BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES UNDER EXISTING LAWS, AND COMPANY POLICIES OR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
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EMPLOYEES RIGHTS/BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00376 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO INFORM THEIR EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RIGHTS, BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES UNDER EXISTING LAWS, AND COMPANY POLICIES OR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS | |
| SHORT TITLE : Requiring Employers to Inform Their Employees of Their Rights, Benefits and Privileges Under Existing Laws and Company Policies or Employment Contracts | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill proposes to require employers to inform their employees of their rights, benefits and privileges upon hiring and every time a compensable contringency occurs. It also proposes that the Department of Labor and Employment, with the support of other government agencies, unions, industry organizations, labor federations/centers and non-governmental organizations, launch education programs for workers on a regular basis. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BARINAGA, ROSELLER L. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Amin (008 ) | 2. Magsaysay (032 ) |
| 3. Marcoleta (068 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00165 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2004-12-06 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments | |
| CONSOLIDATED BILLS: HB01008 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2004-07-27 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2004-12-08 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-01-13 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-06-08 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2005-06-08 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note as the sponsorship remarks on the measure. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2005-07-26 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-05-29 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:135 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2006-05-31 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2006-05-31 | |
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Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO INFORM THEIR EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RIGHTS, BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES UNDER EXISTING LAWS, AND COMPANY POLICIES OR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2006 ] 5/31/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives ROSELLER L. BARINAGA, HUSSIN U. AMIN, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI and EUFROCINO M. CODILLA SR., as authors; 6/1/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT;
Abstract
The bill proposes to require employers to inform their employees of their rights, benefits and privileges upon hiring and every time a compensable contringency occurs. It also proposes that the Department of Labor and Employment, with the support of other government agencies, unions, industry organizations, labor federations/centers and non-governmental organizations, launch education programs for workers on a regular basis.'
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