[5] Statutory Monetary Benefits - Leave for Victims of Violence Against Women and Their Children (VAWC) & Special Leave for Women

From St. Ven's notes

Leave for VAWC

Paid leave granted to a female employee who is a victim of VAWC

Leave for VAWC’s Coverage

• Applies to all female employees who are victims of VAWC

• VAWC

  • Any act or series of acts committed by any person against:

    • A woman who is his wife, former wife

    • Against a woman with whom they have a s3xual or dating relationship

    • With whom they have a common child

    • Against their child regardless of legitimacy, with or without family abode

  • Results in physical, sexual, psychological harm, economic abuse

Leave for VAWC’s Duration

• In addition to other paid leaves, the qualified employee shall be entitled to 10 days leave with full pay

• Leave shall be extended when the need arises, as specified in the protection order issued by the barangay or the court

Leave for VAWC’S Conditions for Entitlement

Victim-employee must present her certification from the barangay chairman, barangay councilor, prosecutor, or Clerk of Court, than an action relative to VAWC is pending

Leave for VAWC’S Frequency of Availment

• Usage is at the option of the woman employee

• If not availed, it is not convertible to cash and is not cumulative

Special Leave for Women

Paid leave granted to a female employee allowing her to recuperate following a surgery caused by gynecological disorders for up to 2 months

Special Leave for Women’s Coverage

• All qualified female employees regardless of age and civil status

• Have undergone surgery due to gynecological disorders

Special Leave for Women’s Duration

• Magna Carta for Women

  • Female employee having rendered continuous aggregate service of at least 6 months for the last 12 months

• Gynecological Disorder

  • Disorders that would require surgical procedures such as, but not limited to dilation and curettage

  • Those involving the female reproductive organs as certified by a competent physician

  • Include hysterectomy, ovariectomy, mastectomy

  • Non-cumulative and non-convertible to cash unless provided by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA)

Magna Carta for Women

SPECIAL LEAVE FOR WOMEN’S DURATION

Female employee having rendered continuous aggregate service of at least 6 months for the last 12 months

Gynecological Disorder (Duration: Special Leave for Women)

SPECIAL LEAVE FOR WOMEN’S DURATION

• Disorders that would require surgical procedures such as, but not limited to dilation and curettage

• Those involving the female reproductive organs as certified by a competent physician

• Include hysterectomy, ovariectomy, mastectomy

• Non-cumulative and non-convertible to cash unless provided by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA)

Special Leave for Women’s Conditions for Entitlement

• Employee has rendered at least 6 months continuous aggregate service for the past 12 months prior to surgery

• Filed an application for special leave within a reasonable period from the expected date of surgery

• Has undergone surgery due to gynecological disorders as certified by a competent physician

Special Leave for Women’s Frequency of Availment

• May be availed for every instance of surgery due to gynecological disorder

• Maximum leave period of two months or 60 calendars days per year