SECTION 21. Special Leave Benefits for Women
A. Any female employee in the public and private
sector regardless of age and civil status shall be entitled to a
special leave of two (2) months with full pay based on her gross
monthly compensation subject to existing laws, rules and
regulations due to surgery caused by gynecological disorders
under such terms and conditions:
1. She has rendered at least six (6) months continuous
aggregate employment service for the last twelve (12)
months prior to surgery;
2. In the event that an extended leave is necessary, the
female employee may use her earned leave credits; and
3. This special leave shall be non-cumulative and
nonconvertible to cash.
B. The CSC, in the case of the public sector including
LGUs and other State agencies, and the DOLE, in the case of
the private sector, shall issue further guidelines and appropriate
memorandum circulars within sixty (60) days from the adoption
of these Rules and Regulations to operationalize said policy, and
monitor its implementation and act on any violations thereof.
SECTION 22. Equal Rights in All Matters Relating to
Marriage and Family Relations
To implement this section, concerned agencies or entities shall
perform the following:
A.
The
DSWD,
DOH,
and the
Commission on
Population (POPCOM) shall set standards and develop genderfair modules on marriage, family relations, parent effectiveness,
shared parenting and household responsibilities, and non-sexist
child rearing.
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