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Republic Act
Approved June 15, 1948

Republic Act No. 270

An act to amend commonwealth act numbered six hundred and forty-seven granting maternity leave to women who are in the service of the government or of any of its instrumentalities under temporary appointments

An Act to Amend Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred and Forty-Seven Granting Maternity Leave to Women Who are in the Service of the Government or of Any of its Instrumentalities Under Temporary Appointments

In plain language

Amends CA 647 to grant temporary employees with at least two years of continuous service the right to maternity leave with half pay.

  • Amendment to paragraph (a) of CA 647 to allow temporary employees with ≥2 years continuous service to receive maternity leave with half pay.
  • Act takes effect upon approval.
Employment Law
Maternity Leave
Government Employees

REPUBLIC ACT No. 270

An Act to Amend Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred and Forty-Seven Granting Maternity Leave to Women Who are in the Service of the Government or of Any of its Instrumentalities Under Temporary Appointments

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Section one paragraph (a), of Commonwealth Act Numbered Six hundred and forty-seven is hereby amended to read as follows:

> "(c) Temporary employees who have rendered two or more years of continuous service shall be entitled to maternity leave with half pay."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 15, 1948.

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