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SENATE APPROVES ALTERNATIVE WORK ARRANGEMENT BILL – VILLANUEVA

The Senate approved on third reading a bill that give employers and employees an option to adopt flexible working arrangements. With 17 affirmative votes and no negative votes, the Senate approved Bill 1571 or the proposed Alternative Working Arrangement Act. The bill seeks to amend Article 83 of the Labor Code by making an exception […]

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SENATE GREEN LIGHTS ALTERNATIVE WORKING ARRANGEMENT BILL ON SECOND READING – VILLANUEVA

The Senate approved on second reading Senate Bill No. 1571 or the Alternative Working Arrangement bill that will give employers and employees an option to adopt flexible working arrangements. Senator Joel Villanueva, author and sponsor of the measure, said that his proposal is an “answer to the changes in the labor market and in the […]