Amendment to C.A. No. 647 Re: Maternity Leave for Temporary Government Employees
Republic Act No. 270, enacted on June 15, 1948, amends Commonwealth Act No. 647 to extend maternity leave benefits to temporary government employees. Specifically, it allows those who have completed two or more years of continuous service to receive maternity leave with half pay. This amendment aims to provide better support for female employees in the government sector. The law took effect immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette in November 1948.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 270
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 15, 1948
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
SECTION 1. Section one paragraph (a), of Commonwealth Act Numbered Six hundred and forty-seven is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(c) Temporary employees who have rendered two or more years of continuous service shall be entitled to maternity leave with half pay."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 15, 1948
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 44, No. 11, p. 4222 in November 1948
Cite This Law
Amendment to C.A. No. 647 Re: Maternity Leave for Temporary Government Employees, Republic Act No. 270, Jun 15, 1948 (Philippines)
Amendment to C.A. No. 647 Re: Maternity Leave for Temporary Government Employees, Republic Act No. 270 (Phil. 1948)
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