Superseded in part. Reproductive health services in the workplace are governed by later law. Republic Act No. 10354 (2012), the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act, and its implementing rules set what employers must provide and on what terms, and Republic Act No. 11058 (2018) governs the workplace health standards this article assumes. Read the duty below subject to those acts rather than as the whole of it.
Text of the provision
Art. 134. Family planning services; incentives for family planning. Establishments which are required by law to maintain a clinic or infirmary shall provide free family planning services to their employees which shall include, but not be limited to, the application or use of contraceptive pills and intrauterine devices. In coordination with other agencies of the government engaged in the promotion of family planning, the Department of Labor and Employment shall develop and prescribe incentive bonus schemes to encourage family planning among female workers in any establishment or enterprise.
Labor Code of the Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
Establishments required by law to maintain a clinic or infirmary must give employees free family planning services, including contraceptive pills and intrauterine devices. The Department of Labor and Employment, working with other agencies, develops incentive bonus schemes to encourage family planning among female workers.
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Related provisions
- Article 133 — Maternity Leave Benefits.
- Article 137 — Prohibited Acts Against Women.
A note on article numbers. The articles of the Labor Code have been administratively renumbered, so the same provision is often cited under a different number. Supreme Court decisions write both, in the form “Article 297 [282]” — the new number first, the original in brackets. The text on this page is published under its original number, which is the numbering both source texts use. When citing, check which numbering your source follows.
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