Grant of Maternity Leave to Certain Women in Government Service
Republic Act No. 1564, enacted on June 16, 1956, amends Commonwealth Act No. 647 to grant maternity leave to temporary government employees who have served less than two years. These employees are entitled to maternity leave days proportionate to their duration of service, calculated at thirty days of leave for every two years served. Additionally, temporary employees who passed civil service examinations before applying for maternity leave are granted the same benefits as regular employees, effective from the examination date. The Act also allocates necessary funds from the National Treasury to implement these provisions.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1564
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 16, 1956
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1564
AN ACT GRANTING MATERNITY LEAVE TO WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE UNDER TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS WHO HAVE RENDERED LESS THAN TWO YEARS OF SERVICE, BY AMENDING COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN, AS AMENDED
SECTION 1. Section one of Commonwealth Act Numbered Six hundred and forty-seven, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto two new subsections which shall read as follows:
"(d) Temporary employees who have rendered less than two years of continuous service shall be entitled to a number of days of maternity leave with pay based on the ratio of thirty days of maternity leave to two years of continuous service. aisa dc
"(e) Temporary employees, who passed civil service examinations given before the date of the application for maternity leave but the result of which examinations were released after such date of application, shall be entitled to the maternity leave granted to regular employees as of the date when said examinations were given."
SECTION 2. Such sums as are necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Act are authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry into effect the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect as of June sixteen, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-One.
Approved: June 16, 1956
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 52, No. 10, p. 4555 on August 31, 1956
Cite This Law
Grant of Maternity Leave to Certain Women in Government Service, Republic Act No. 1564, Jun 16, 1956 (Philippines)
Grant of Maternity Leave to Certain Women in Government Service, Republic Act No. 1564 (Phil. 1956)
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