“Violence
against women and their children,” as used in Republic Act 9262 (the
“Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004”), “refers to any
act or a series of acts committed by any person against a woman who is his
wife, former wife, or against a woman with whom the person has or had a sexual
or dating relationship, or with whom he has a common child, or against her
child whether legitimate or illegitimate, within or without the family abode,
which will result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological
harm or suffering, or economic abuse including threats of such acts, battery,
assault, coercion, harassment or arbitrary deprivation of liberty.”
The
leave benefit shall cover the days that the woman employee has to attend to
medical and legal concerns.
To
be entitled to the leave benefit, the only requirement is for the
victim-employee to present to her employer a certification from the barangay
chairman (Punong Barangay) or barangay councilor (barangay kagawad) or
prosecutor or the Clerk of Court, as the case may be, that an action relative
to the matter is pending.
The qualified victim-employee shall be entitled to a leave of up to ten (10) days with full pay, consisting of basic salary and mandatory allowances fixed by the Regional Wage Board, if any.
The
said leave shall be extended when the need arises, as specified in the
protection order issued by the barangay or the court.
It shall not be convertible into cash and shall not be cumulative.