(MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development on Wednesday, January 25 honored 10 outstanding household workers as part of the 10th year anniversary of the “Batas Kasambahay,” also known as the Domestic Workers Act or Republic Act No. 10361. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, primary author and sponsor of the landmark law,…
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AFTER 10 years of its implementation, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has set his sights on further strengthening the Batas Kasambahay, this time providing safeguard measures to employers and their families from domestic workers with “criminal minds.” “The enactment of Batas Kasambahay, a landmark legislation governing the rights and liabilities of both house helps and their employers, was…
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MANILA – A senator has proposed to condone penalties for unpaid Social Security System (SSS) contributions of household employers. Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday said the measure is a “win-win solution” after the PHP1,000 increase in the monthly salary of the kasambahay (household worker) in Metro Manila was approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in…
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Jinggoy wants unpaid ‘kasambahay’ employers’ SSS contributions condoned Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has filed a bill seeking to condone the penalties for unpaid Social Security System (SSS) contribution of employers of household workers saying it would be a win-win solution for both. Estrada, in filing Senate Bill No. 43, said the proposed condonation would not…
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