Kasambahay na gustong magbakasyon ng isang buwan

ni Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta - @Magtanong Kay Attorney | July 8, 2022

Dear Chief Acosta,

Ako ay yaya nang halos dalawang taon. Nais ko sanang magbakasyon ng isang buwan upang makauwi sa aking asawa at mga anak sa probinsya. May probisyon ba sa batas na nagbibigay ng vacation leaves with pay sa aming mga yaya? - Ina

Dear Ina,

Para sa iyong kaalaman, ang yaya ay maituturing na kasambahay sang-ayon sa Seksyon 4 (d) ng Republic Act No. 10361 o ang Batas Kasambahay. Ayon sa nasabing batas:

“Section 4. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act, the term - x x x

(d) Domestic worker or “Kasambahay” refers to any person engaged in domestic work within an employment relationship such as, but not limited to, the following: general househelp, nursemaid or “yaya”, cook, gardener or laundry person, but shall exclude any person who performs domestic work only occasionally or sporadically and not on an occupational basis.

x x x

“SEC. 21. Weekly Rest Period. – The domestic worker shall be entitled to at least twenty-four (24) consecutive hours of rest in a week. The employer and the domestic worker shall agree in writing on the schedule of the weekly rest day of the domestic worker: Provided, That the employer shall respect the preference of the domestic worker as to the weekly rest day when such preference is based on religious grounds. Nothing in this provision shall deprive the domestic worker and the employer from agreeing to the following:

1. Offsetting a day of absence with a particular rest day;

2. Waiving a particular rest day in return for an equivalent daily rate of pay;

3. Accumulating rest days not exceeding five (5) days; or

(d) Other similar arrangements.

xxx

SEC. 29. Leave Benefits. – A domestic worker who has rendered at least one (1) year of service shall be entitled to an annual service incentive leave of five (5) days with pay: Provided, That any unused portion of said annual leave shall not be cumulative or carried over to the succeeding years. Unused leaves shall not be convertible to cash.”

Wala sa nasabing probisyon ng batas ang pagbibigay ng isang buwan na bakasyon sa mga kasambahay. Gayunman, kayo ay binibigyan ng isang araw na rest day kada linggo at sa iyong sitwasyon, dahil mahigit isang taon ka na naninilbihan bilang kasambahay, mayroon kang Service Incentive Leave na katumbas ay limang araw na leave with pay kada taon.

Sana ay nabigyan namin ng linaw ang inyong katanungan. Ang payong aming ibinigay ay base lamang sa impormasyon na inyong inilahad at maaaring magbago kung mababawasan o madaragdagan ang mga detalye ng inyong salaysay.

Maraming salamat sa inyong patuloy na pagtitiwala.