{"id":215152,"date":"2019-05-20T22:23:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T02:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=215152"},"modified":"2019-05-20T22:23:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T02:23:46","slug":"bill-on-flexible-work-arrangements-hurdles-final-reading-at-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/20\/bill-on-flexible-work-arrangements-hurdles-final-reading-at-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill on flexible work arrangements hurdles final reading at Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The bill seeks to amend Article 83 of the Labor Code by making an exception to the normal eight hours of work a day, when the exigency of business operations requires the adoption of a mutually agreed voluntary work arrangement between the employer and the employee. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Senate approved on third reading on Monday a bill that will give employers and employees an option to adopt flexible working arrangements.<\/p>\n

With 17 affirmative votes and no negative votes, the Senate approved Bill 1571 or the proposed Alternative Working Arrangement Act.<\/p>\n

The bill seeks to amend Article 83 of the Labor Code by making an exception to the normal eight hours of work a day, when the exigency of business operations requires the adoption of a mutually agreed voluntary work arrangement between the employer and the employee.<\/p>\n

Under the proposal, alternative working hours shall not exceed 48 hours a week and there is no reduction of existing benefits.<\/p>\n

Senator Joel Villanueva, author and sponsor of the measure, said his proposal is an “answer to the changes in the labor market and in the nature of employment.”<\/p>\n

“As I always say, we are now in the age of robotics, the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. Today, work need not be confined in a certain place or office. Work need not happen at the same time. Work can be done remotely,” he said.<\/p>\n

Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, noted that an alternative working arrangement or flexible working is a necessity and that every Filipino worker deserves to have this statutory right.<\/p>\n

The senator shared that some companies are already implementing non-traditional working arrangements, such as flexitime, four-day workweek, compressed workweek, working from home, shift flexibility, among others, to give their workers more independence and control over their work.<\/p>\n

Apart from the benefits the bill provides to employees, the senator said the bill has massive benefits as well to employers.<\/p>\n

Among the benefits of flexible working arrangement to employers are less expense on recruitment and training, and huge savings resulting from the reduction of traffic congestion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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