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HOUSE RATIFIES BICAM REPORT ON SERVICE CHARGE BILL

The House of Representatives has ratified Conference Committee Report which harmonizes the provisions of House Bill 8784 and Senate Bill 1299, and provides that service charges collected by hotels, restaurants and other similar establishments shall be distributed in full to all covered employees. House Bill 9784 is principally authored by Reps. Dennis Laogan (Party-list, ANG […]

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BICAM APPROVES SERVICE CHARGE BILL – VILLANUEVA

The congressional bicameral conference committee has approved a measure that would grant restaurant and hotel employees 100 percent access to service charges collected from customers. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate committee on labor, employment and human resources development, said the bicam panel agreed to adopt Senate Bill 1299, which proposes that restaurant and […]