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[Errych]

Understand the provisions of the new law and download a sample contract in Filipino!
A Primer on the Newly-Enacted "Batas Kasambahay"

http://www.smartparenting.com.ph/home-living/about-yaya/a-primer-on-the-newly-enacted-batas-kasambahay

[mami che]

mga sis, when do you apply for sss & pagibig for helpers? pagkaemploy sa knila or may probationary period din?

[didi]

Ako kasi I apply them kaagad.
Para tapos na.

I immediately pay for their contributions too!

pero since the law is enacted, I think I read na dapat magstart ka ng contribution after 1 month e

[mami che]

kasi sis, i have kasambahay na kararating lang last february from mindanao... tapos gusto na umuwi after 2mos (makabayad lang ng muna ng pamasahe sa akin) dahil namimiss na niya daw agad mga anak niya. pano yung mga ganun? ginawa ko na lang tuloy parang sa private na parang may probationary period muna... ok lang b?

[apple11]

sis didi, how much did you pay for the sss. can you pls guide us. can i apply online?

[mami che]

and kapag  below 5k sng salary ng employee, sagot lahat ng employer ang contributions sa sss & philhealth..

[didi]

^You can't apply online.

I'll make a post on the registration and post it here..

[ezrane]

hello mommies!

Just want to ask, kung magpaalam si yaya ng vacation on holidays, will they still get paid?
yung isang yaya ko kasi, 2 months pa lang, yung isa naman mag 2 years na pero nag bakasyon na sya nung New year.
Gusto pareho mag bakasyon sa holy week.

Di rin nabanggit ang tungkol dun sa kasambahay bill. Pero malamang, mag apply dito yung general rules for overtimes and holidays.

Hope to get feedback from you and have a good day.

[violet.crumble]

Mga sis, effective na ba ito?  Wala pa ang implementing rules and guidelines (sabi ni Ted Failon) and the sample contract that will come from DOLE? 

Sis Errych, is the downloadable contract in the article the one from DOLE na?

Saka question po:  What if yung kasambahay ang ayaw ng SSS?  Ang gusto is i-convert to cash yung SSS and Philhealth niya?  Pwede ba yun?  What could be my protection in case I agree para di niya ko balikan later on na di ko sya binigyan ng SSS at Philhealth?

[Caddin]

IMO, whoever drafted the HH belongs to the upper middle class or higher pa.
Re wanting cash instead of SSS, I think hindi pwede, kahit gumawa ka pa ng waiver. Baka kasi balikan ka later kapag biglang nangailangan yan and desperate na.
Share ko lang: i think it would be difficult for the govt to monitor its implementation. may companies dyan na di nagreremit ng SSS pero more than 20 years nang nag-ooperate. Sana maimplement ng maayos ang mga magagandang provisions. At sana worth it ang mga bibigyan ng mga benefits na to.

[Errych]

@violet.crumble: RE: contract. The sample contract from the article: A Primer on the Newly-Enacted "Batas Kasambahay" ,
http://www.smartparenting.com.ph/home-living/about-yaya/a-primer-on-the-newly-enacted-batas-kasambahay/page/4
serves as a guide for us employers but ofcourse you can go ahead and copy the contract, there's a blank template also which you can easily use. This contract is of course bounded by the enacted "Kasambahay Bill" but not from DOLE. 

[Caddin]

I found out that DOLE is seeking feedback from netizens regarding the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Kasambahay Bill.
The draft of the IRR is posted in the DOLE website (see below):

http://www.dole.gov.ph/files/Draft%20IRR%20of%20RA%2010361%20as%20of%2014%20March%202013%207pm%20(For%20Discussion).pdf

My source is this:
http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=231365397930

It would be good if SP Moms can take part in this...

[BrightasDay]

Meron po atang requirement na ipapa register ang mga bagong kasambahay (I forgot kung sa local govt. agency), para ma enforce itong law na to. Just like the K-12 program ng DepEd, since bago pa lang, hindi pa naman inaasahan na maiimplement kaagad agad ng maayos.

Kahit mga kasambahay na veteran na, ayaw pang magpa SSS kung kakaltasin lang din naman sa sahod nila. I think even most kasambahays are intimidated by all these paperwork. Lalong mawawawalan ng gana mag hire sa kanila kung ganito kahirap ang requirements, feeling OFW naman sila.

Lalo na yung me employment contract pa - some maids just leave at a moments notice, or leave debts behind. Some won't honor what they sign.

[mami che]

@ sis brightasday,

ang pagkakaalam ko, hindi kakaltasin sa sweldo ng mga helpers ang sss and philhelth na icocontribute. si employer ang magshoshoulder lahat not unless, 5k and above ang natatanggap nilang salary monthly...

pero strictly for implementation na ba?

[violet.crumble]

Sana maging eye-opener ito sa mga gumawa ng kasambahay batas.  This happened to me last week lang and i wanted to share it.

Yung maid namin na bago, dumating na may konting ubo.  After a few days, napansin ko parang lumalala.  Pati 3year old na anak ko, nahawa.  Soon pati kaming mag-asawa may sakit na, even my 5 month old baby.

Based sa Kasambahay Law, as employer, i have to give my maid 1) medicines 2) sick leave with pay.

So binilhan ko sya ng gamot at pinauwi sa kanila (malapit lang yung pamilya niya, 1 tricycle away lang) para makapagpagaling sya.

Ako na employer, na may trangkaso din (na nahawa lang naman sa kanya) ang kailangan bumili ng sarili kong gamot.  Dahil wala yung maid ko, AKO ang nagluluto, AKO ang naglilinis, AKO ang naghuhugas ng pinggan, AKO ang nag-aalaga sa 2 bata KAHIT may trangkaso ako.  Wala akong sick leave.  Habang sya, ayun.  MAsarap na nakahiga sa kama at inaalagaan ng pamilya niya.

What were those lawmakers thinking?!  Superwoman ang mga middle class employers?!  Palibhasa, marami silang pera pang sweldo ng higit sa isang maid kaya di nila kailangan gawin yung trabaho ng maid nila pag nagkasakit yung maid.