Book VI — Post-Employment
Article 294
ELI5— what this means for you
Within 6 months of effectivity, the Secretary of Labor was directed to integrate maternity leave benefits into SSS (for private workers) and GSIS (for government workers). This was a transitional instruction.
Key point
Official text — PD 442
Secretary of Labor to initiate integration of maternity leave benefits.
Within six (6) months after this Code takes effect, the Secretary of Labor shall initiate such measures as may be necessary for the integration of maternity leave benefits into the Social Security System, in the case of private employment, and the Government Service Insurance System, in the case of public employment.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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