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Bereavement leave

Published by Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE) on Feb. 20, 2023.
Requested from DOLE by K. San Gabriel at 09:48 AM on Feb. 20, 2023.
Purpose: Knowing my rights
Date of Coverage: 02/20/2023 - 02/20/2023
Tracking no: #DOLE-154069210504

D.TAN Feb. 20, 2023, 9:48 a.m.

Hi I would like to ask is there a law protecting employees to take bereavement leave in the private sector?

J.BARBOZA Feb. 20, 2023, 3:15 p.m.

February 20, 2023 Dear Daisylyn Senna, Thank you for your request dated Feb 20, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Bereavement leave. We received your request on Feb 20, 2023 and will respond on or before Mar 13, 2023 09:48:24 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://bcwdcorrectionv220190212-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURPTEUtMTU0MDY5MjEwNTA0DA, for request with ticket number #DOLE-154069210504. Thank you. Respectfully, Jann Barboza FOI Officer

M.VALEROS Feb. 20, 2023, 3:34 p.m.

February 20, 2023 Dear Daisylyn Senna Tan, Thank you for your request dated Feb 20, 2023 09:48:24 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Currently, no enabling law provides for bereavement leave in the Philippines. What the labor code provides is only the 5 days Service Incentive Leave. Bereavement leaves, Annual Vacation, Sick Leave, and other similar leaves are all part of the company's good practice or collective bargaining agreement. There was a Senate Bill (SB) No. 707 filed in July 2022 sponsoring the grant of 10-day- bereavement leave for the private sector. Meanwhile a similar Bill in the House of Representatives in September 2022, House Bill (HB) No. 2345 seeks to grant employees, both in the private and public sector, bereavement leave of ten days with full pay. The proposed measures allow employees to take a leave from work to grieve and recover from the loss without sacrificing his/her income. Until the proposed law is enacted, the grant of bereavement leave for private sector employees shall remain voluntary. Thank you. Respectfully, Mark Valeros FOI Receiving Officer

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