Commonwealth Act

Commonwealth Act No. 647

DOWNLOAD COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 647

AN ACT TO GRANT MATERNITY LEAVE TO MARRIED WOMEN WHO ARE IN THE SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OR OF ANY OF ITS INSTRUMENTALITIES

SECTION 1

Married women who are permanently or temporarily appointed in the service of the Government, or in any of its branches, subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities, including the corporations and enterprises owned or controlled by the Government, shall, in addition to the vacation and sick leave which they may enjoy now, be entitled in case of pregnancy to a maternity leave of sixty days subject to the following conditions:

  1. Permanent and regular employees who have rendered two or more years of continuous service, shall be entitled to maternity leave with full pay;
  2. Permanent and regular employees who have rendered less than two years of continuous service, shall be entitled to half pay; and
  3. Temporary employees shall be entitled to maternity leave without pay and shall be readmitted to the service at the end of their leave. No employee shall be refused readmission to the service on the ground of absence on account of maternity
Details