MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is calling on the government to certify the bill providing a 14-day paid pandemic leave to workers as urgent, citing the reimposition of enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and four provinces amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Gabriela Partylist Rep. Arlene Brosas, one of the authors of House Bill No. 7909 or the Paid Pandemic Leave Law of 2020, said that with the imposition of a stricter enhanced community quarantine, accompanied by restrictions on public transportation, many Filipino workers are still compelled to report to work because of “no work, no pay schemes.”
“Worst, they are either required to work without hazard pay or be placed o…
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