Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No. old1

Introduced by HONORABLE CATALINA C. BAGASINA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 18, Article II of the Constitution affirms labor as a primary
social economic force. In furtherance of the constitutional policy of social
justice, the State shall afford full protection to labor and promote full
employment and equality of employment opportunities for all. It is also the
duty of the State to ensure that all persons who are working are able to fully
realize the rights, security and benefits provided by law.

It has become a habitual practice of many employers to use the six-
month probation period and labor-only contracting to prevent the
regularization of employees to evade the responsibility of providing the
benefits and privileges of regular employees which are required by law.

This bill seeks to address the inequality by equalizing the rights of
regular employees with that of casual, seasonal, project, piecemeal and
contractual employees so that any present and future rights, privileges and
benefits of regular employees shall also be enjoyed by them.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

CATALINA C. ame


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Second Regular Session )

House Bill No. __ 6111

Introduced by HONORABLE CATALINA C. BAGASINA

AN ACT TO EXTEND THE BENEFITS OF REGULAR EMPLOYEES TO ALL.
CASUAL, SEASONAL, PROJECT AND CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives
of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Declaration of Principle. It is the State’s duty to
ensure that all persons who are working are able to fully enjoy all the rights,
security and benefits provided by law.

Sete. Equalization of rights. Upon the effectivity of this law, all
the rights, privileges and benefits presently being enjoyed and will be
enjoyed by regular employees shall be enjoyed by and demandable by all
casual, seasonal, project, piecemeal and contractual employees, including
but not limited to enrollment in SSS, Pagibig, Philhealth, Employees
Compensation, healthcare and medical insurance, voluntary pension plans
and other similar schemes; minimum wage rates, overtime pay, holiday pay,
night shift differential, 13 month pay, service incentive leaves and other
employee benefits.

SEG: o: Penalties. — Any violation of the foregoing provisions shall
be punished with a fine of not less than one hundred thousand pesos
(Php100,000.00), or imprisonment of not less than three (3) years nor more
than six (6) years, or both, at the discretion of the court, as well as the
cessation of the business or trade in which the violation occurred.

If the violation is committed by a juridical person, the penalty shall be
imposed upon the President and the Personnel Manager of the corporation,


trust, firm, partnership, association or any other entity, or the owner of the
trade or business in which the violation was committed.

SEC. 4. Separability Clause. - If any portion of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the
other provisions not affected thereby.

SECIS: Repealing Clause. - All laws, acts, decrees, executive
orders, rules and regulations or other issuances or parts thereof, which are
inconsistent with this Act, are hereby modified and repealed.

SEC. 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen
(15) days following its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general
circulation.

Approved.