02 Feb Solon Files Bill Prohibiting Employers From Contacting Employees Outside Working Hours
Mga higala! Calamba City Rep. Joaquin Chipeco has filed a bill prohibiting employers from texting, calling, or emailing employees outside of work hours!
The said bill, House Bill No. 10717, aka the Workers’ Rest Law, aims to “protect the rights of workers to privacy and personal time, and promote their welfare”.
With this measure, the following are prohibited during rest hours or beyond working hours:
- Requiring employee to work
- Requiring employee to be on duty, to travel, to attend meetings, seminars, etc.
- Contacting employee for work and work-related purposes
Violators will be required to pay P1,000 per hour of work rendered in violation of this bill.
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