Practice question
A qualified solo-parent employee has rendered the required six months' service and meets the other parental-leave requirements. The employer denies the statutory leave solely because the employee is not regular. Which is correct under the amended law?
- Only regular employees can ever qualify.
- Leave is prohibited during all nonregular employment.
- The amended parental-leave provision applies regardless of employment status, subject to its requirements.
- Every solo parent automatically receives a year of leave.
- The employer may replace the law with an internal memo.
Legal references
- RA 8972 Section 7 as amended by RA 11861 Section 6: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra 2022/ra_11861_2022.html
- RA 11861 Section 7 amending RA 8972 Section 8: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra 2022/ra_11861_2022.html
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