Text of the provision
Sec. 6. Nondiminution Clause. – Nothing in this Act shall be construed to reduce any existing benefits of any form granted under existing laws, decrees, executive orders, or any contract, agreement or policy between employer and employee.
Paternity Leave Act of 1996, Republic Act No. 8187 (1996). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
This law is a floor, not a ceiling — it cannot be read to reduce any existing benefit already granted by other laws, decrees, executive orders, or any contract, agreement or policy between employer and employee.
Related provisions
- Section 5 — Fine Or Imprisonment For Violators.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text above is reproduced in full from Republic Act No. 8187, verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation around it is the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and is general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.