A PARTY-LIST lawmaker on Monday pushed for the passage of a bill seeking to regularize casual and contractual state workers who have rendered at least five years of “continuous efficient service.”
House Bill 6960 filed by 1Tahanan Rep. Nathan Oducado aims to give the qualified government employees access to benefits, security of tenure, and more career opportunities as part of the Civil Service community.
“Unlike regular or appointed government employees, casual and contractual workers do not enjoy benefits such as paid leaves, 13th month pay, and security of tenure,” Oducado noted. He said in the bill’s explanatory note that “five years of casual or contractual employment is more than enough to prove that the employee is capable of regular employment and the benefits their peers and colleagues enjoy.”
