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Sunday, August 27, 2017

4-day Work Week Bill Now Approved By The House Of Representatives

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A 4-day work week is now a possibility after the House of Representatives approved a bill that will allow employees to compress their daily work hours.
House Bill 6152 is now approved on its third and final reading.

The chamber said House Bill 6152 will institutionalize a compressed work week policy "to promote business competitiveness, work efficiency and labor productivity."
Now , aside from the conventional 6 days work per week, an option of making it 4 days is now open.
Under the new work week option, the employees can have 4 days work per week provided that they will increase their daily working hours to 12 hours instead of the normal 8 hours.

The Labor Code requires employees to render 40 to 48 hours a week. Under the compressed work week, employees who worked for more than the required 48 hours will receive overtime pay. The employees are also entitled to up to three days off.

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The necessary implementing rules and regulations will be issued by the Secretary of Labor and Employment within 90 days of the law's implementation.

According to Baguio City Rep. Mark Go, one of the authors of the bill, said that there is an existing law that currently allows companies to go on a compressed work week schemes.

A 4 day workweek is now a possibility after the House of Representatives approved a bill that will allow employees to compress their daily work hours. House Bill 6152 is now approved on its third and final reading. The chamber said House Bill 6152 will institutionalize a compressed work week policy "to promote business competitiveness, work efficiency and labor productivity." Now , aside from the conventional 6 days work per week, an option of making it 4 days is now open. Under the new work week option, the employees can have 4 days work per week provided that they will increase their daily working hours to 12 hours instead of the normal 8 hours. The Labor Code requires employees to render 40 to 48 hours a week. Under the compressed work week, employees who worked for more than the required 48 hours will receive overtime pay. The employees are also entitled to up to three days off. 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After being approved by the Congress, The House and Representatives must present it together with the version from the Senate to be signed by President Rodrigo Duterte to make it into a law.

However, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines oppose the said bill saying that the employees could be sick by prolonging the working hours. ECOP also said that they will appeal to the Senate and to President Duterte for the bill to be rejected.

The Senate is also making the counterpart bill for the 4-day work week. Senator Joel Villanueva said: " I think its a positive development for our workers because it will not only help in our traffic woes but promote a work-life balance."
Employers group oppose the compressed work hours and considering to talk with President Duterte for a veto.

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