SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act Shall Be Known As The "Paternity Leave Act of 1996"
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act Shall Be Known As The "Paternity Leave Act of 1996"
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act Shall Be Known As The "Paternity Leave Act of 1996"
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AN ACT GRANTING PATERNITY LEAVE OF SEVEN (7) DAYS WITH FULL PAY TO ALL MARRIED MALE EMPLOYEES IN
THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS FOR
THE FIRST FOUR (4) DELIVERIES OF THE LEGITIMATE SPOUSE WITH WHOM HE IS COHABITING AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Paternity Leave Act of 1996".
Who may apply?
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any law, rules and regulations to the contrary, every
married male employee in the private and public sectors shall be entitled to a paternity
leave of seven (7) days with full pay for the first four (4) deliveries of the legitimate
spouse with whom he is cohabiting. The male employee applying for paternity leave
shall notify his employer of the pregnancy of his legitimate spouse and the expected
date of such delivery.
For purposes, of this Act, delivery shall include childbirth or any miscarriage.
Even a child inside the womb already has life. No less than the
Constitution (2nd par. of Article II, Sec. 12) recognizes the life of the
unborn from conception, that the State must protect equally with the
life of the mother. If the unborn already has life, then the cessation
thereof even prior to the child being delivered, qualifies as death.
Continental Steel Manufacturing Corporation vs Voluntary Arbitrator
Allan Montaño G.R. No. 182836, October 13, 2009
SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, issuances, or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
2. How to apply
How to apply
The married male employees shall
apply for paternity leave with his
employer within a reasonable period
of time from the expected date of
delivery by the pregnant spouse, or
within such period as may be
provided by company rules and
regulations or by collective bargaining
agreement, provided that prior
application for leave shall not be
required in case of miscarriage.
Effectivity clause
SECTION 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect (15) days from its
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers
of national circulation.
Approved: June 11, 1996