An Act to Amend Subsection (e) of Section 2 of Act No. 1868
Act No. 2449, enacted on January 22, 1915, amends a previous law regarding the Bureau of Labor in the Philippines. It allows the Bureau to charge fees to employers for services provided by its employment agencies in securing workers. The fee amount will be determined by the Director of Labor, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police. All fees collected will be deposited into the Insular Treasury, contributing to the general fund. This amendment aims to enhance the operational funding of employment services in the country.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2449
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 22, 1915
ACT NO. 2449
AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (E) OF SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE BUREAU OF LABOR, UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND POLICE," BY PROVIDING THAT A FEE MAY BE CHARGED EMPLOYERS FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR
SECTION 1. Subsection (e) of section two of Act Numbered Eighteen hundred and sixty-eight is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(e) To organize in such towns in the Philippine Islands as it may deem necessary or advisable one or more employment agencies. A fee in an amount to be fixed by the Director of Labor, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police, may be collected from employers for services performed by an employment agency in securing servants and employees. All such fees collected shall be covered into the Insular Treasury to the credit of the general fund."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted, January 22, 1915.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Subsection (e) of Section 2 of Act No. 1868, Act No. 2449, Jan 22, 1915 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Subsection (e) of Section 2 of Act No. 1868, Act No. 2449 (Phil. 1915)
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