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DOLE launches Expanded Maternity Leave Act IRR
Working mothers are guaranteed 105 days of paid maternity leave, regardless of the mode of delivery, civil status, legitimacy of the child, and employment status
TUCP warns employers vs hiring less women over maternity leave law
The labor group urges the government to keep a close watch over businesses after a survey showed that a majority of employers may be inclined not to hire women due to the Expanded Maternity Leave Law
Fathers now allowed 14 days of paid paternity leave under new law
The Expanded Maternity Leave Act allows any female worker who will avail of maternity leave to transfer up to 7 of her 105 days of paid leave to the child’s father, whether they are married or not
Duterte signs law giving mothers 3 months of paid leave
(UPDATED) Solo mothers get an additional 15 days of paid leave, according to the Expanded Maternity Leave Act signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on February 20
Filipina Olympians support athletes' maternity leave bill
Under the act, a separate provision will allow pregnant athletes to continue receiving their allowances and other benefits
105-day paid maternity leave bill up for Duterte’s signature
Under the Expanded Maternity Leave Act of 2018, the mother can transfer 7 days of leave to the father, extending the latter’s paid paternity leave to 14 days
Bicam approves bill granting 105-day paid maternity leave
The Senate and the House of Representatives now have to ratify the reconciled version of the bill before it can be signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte
House approves bill granting 100-day paid maternity leave
(5th UPDATE) The bicameral conference committee will now have to reconcile conflicting provisions of the bill, as the Senate version proposes a 120-day paid maternity leave
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House approves on 2nd reading bill granting 100-day maternity leave
Under House Bill No. 4113, employees have an option to extend their maternity leave by another 30 days without pay
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern reveals maternity leave arrangements
The 37-year-old Ardern says she will continue working as close as possible to her due date of June 17 and then hand over power to her deputy Winston Peters
PH has shortest maternity leave in ASEAN – labor groups
The groups call for the passage of a bill doubling the period of paid maternity leave from 60 days to 120 days
Senate approves bill granting 120-day maternity leave
The bill if passed into law will also grant fathers 30 days of paid leave from the currently allowed 7 days
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Duterte backs longer maternity leave
President Rodrigo Duterte says mothers should have a longer rest period to give them more time to breastfeed their babies
House panel OKs 100-day paid maternity leave
House Bill 4113 also seeks to allow soon to be mothers to seek an additional 30 day leave without pay
Indonesia sharia stronghold wins rare praise for rights
The decision to give female civil servants 6 months maternity leave double the typical amount elsewhere in the country is an unusual move in a province routinely criticized for breaching women s rights
Senate bill wants 150 days of maternity leave in PH
The current law is below the international labor standard on maternal protection that recommends 14 weeks or 98 days of maternity leave says Senator Francis Pangilinan
Maternity leave: Good for women, bad for business?
The Senate bill expanding paid maternity leave to 100 days benefits mothers and mothers to be but some worry it may harm employers and employees in the long run
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Senate approves bill for 100-day maternity leave
A measure granting more days for maternity leave is approved on third and final reading
No maternity leave for women using surrogates: EU top court
The European Court of Justice rules that EU law does not establish a right to paid leave equal to maternity leave or adoption leave for women having a child by a surrogate
