SBN-1908: Granting Hazard Pay to Support Workers in Public Hospitals During Public Health Emergency
An Act Granting Hazard Pay To Support Workers In Public Hospitals During The Public Health Emergency As Declared In Presidential Proclamation No. 1021 S. 2020 And Appropriating Funds Therefor
- This bill seeks to recognize the invaluable role of support workers in government hospitals in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by granting them a hazard pay during the public health emergency as declared under Proclamation No. 1021, s. 2020. These support workers refer to sanitation workers, housekeepers, food service workers, janitors, security guards, equipment and building maintenance staff, including those hospital support workers hired by contract of service agencies.
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