Bayad na 2 months leave sa may gynecological disorder
Ang karapatan ng kababaihan para sa maayos na kalusugan ay nakasaad sa Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9710 o mas kilala sa titulong “Magna Carta for Women”. Nakapaloob dito ang polisiya ng estado na bigyan ng kalakasan ang kapakanan ng kababaihan lalo na sa kanilang kalusugan.
Ayon sa Section 17 ng nabanggit na batas, polisiya ng estado ang magbigay ng serbisyong-pangkalusugan at programa na komprehensibo, sensitibo at sasakop sa buong bahagi ng buhay ng kababaihan at nakatuon sa mga pangunahing dahilan ng kanilang pagkamatay.
Alinsunod sa polisiyang ito, ang kababaihan ay binibigyan ng daan para sa mga sumusunod na serbisyo:
(1) Maternal care to include pre-and post-natal services to address pregnancy and infant health and nutrition;
(2) Promotion of breastfeeding;
(3) Responsible, ethical, legal, safe, and effective methods of family planning;
(4) Family and State collaboration in youth sexuality education and health services without prejudice to the primary right and duty of parents to educate their children;
(5) Prevention and management of reproductive tract infections, including sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, and AIDS;
(6) Prevention and management of reproductive tract cancers like breast and cervical cancers, and other gynecological conditions and disorders;
(7) Prevention of abortion and management of pregnancy-related complications;
(8) In cases of violence against women and children, women and children victims and survivors shall be provided with comprehensive health services that include psychosocial, therapeutic, medical, and legal interventions and assistance towards healing, recovery, and empowerment;
(9) Prevention and management of infertility and sexual dysfunction pursuant to ethical norms and medical standards;
(10) Care of the elderly women beyond their child-bearing years; and
(11) Management, treatment, and intervention of mental health problems of women and girls. In addition, healthy lifestyle activities are encouraged and promoted through programs and projects as strategies in the prevention of diseases.
Upang lubos na maunawaan ng kababaihan ang mga nabanggit na serbisyong-pangkalusugan, inilahad din sa naturang batas na magbibigay ang estado ng Comprehensive Health Information and Education sa kababaihan upang mabigyan sila ng ganap na kaalaman tungkol sa kanilang kalusugan.
Kaugnay sa mga karapatan ng kababaihan sa maayos na kalusugan ay ang karapatan ng mga babaeng manggagawa na makakuha ng special leave sa panahon na sila ay magkaroon ng karamdaman na nasa kategorya bilang “gynecological disorders”. Ito ay ayon sa Section 18 ng nasabing batas kung saan nakasaad na: “Section 18. Special Leave Benefits for Women. - A woman employee having rendered continuous aggregate employment service of at least six (6) months for the last twelve (12) months shall be entitled to a special leave benefit of two (2) months with full pay based on her gross monthly compensation following surgery caused by gynecological disorders.”
Upang maging kuwalipikado ang babaeng manggagawa sa benepisyong ito, kinakailangan na ang nasabing babaeng manggagawa ay nakapaglingkod bilang empleyado sa loob ng anim na buwan para sa huling 12 buwan. Ang espesyal na leave ay dalawang buwan na may bayad base sa kanyang gross income. Ang mga babaeng empleyado na makararanas ng gynecological disorder ay maaaring makipag-ugnayan sa kanilang opisina para magamit ang prebilehiyong ito.
Comments