MANILA, Philippines — House Bill 6602 seeks to increase the minimum mandated yearly paid leave under the Labor Code to 10 days.
"The 5-day paid leave mandated under the present law is no longer suitable for today's working conditions," Parañaque 2nd District Rep. Brian Yamsuan, a member of the House Committee on Labor and Employment, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Based on the statement, the minimum five-day yearly Service Incentive Leave (SIL) mandated by the Labor Code took effect over 50 years ago.
"While many large corporations already offer more than five days of SIL in the form of vacation and sick leaves, workers in companies without strong collective bargaining agreements have been left behind, making do with only the mandatory 5-day leave to rest or attend to personal concerns," Yamsuan was quoted in the statement.
Under the bill, employees who have rendered at least a year of service would be entitled to the 10-day paid leave.