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(NAR) VOL. 10 NO. 3 / JULY - SEPTEMBER 1999

[ CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 14 S. 1999, August 23, 1999 ]

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 41, 1998



In line with the thrust of the Commission to make the bureaucracy more dynamic and responsive, CSC Resolution No. 99-1885, s. 1999 authorized certain additions and modifications to the existing leave rules, otherwise known as CSC Memorandum Circular No. 41, s. 1998. These amendments, which are in bold capital letters, provide as follows:

Section 1. Entitlement to leave privileges. — In general, appointive officials UP TO THE LEVEL OF HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, UNDERSECRETARIES and employees of the government whether permanent, temporary, or casual, who render work during the prescribed office hours, shall be entitled to 15 days vacation and 15 days sick leave annually with full pay exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, Public Holidays, without limitation as to the number of days of vacation and sick leave that they may accumulate.

Section 4. Leave of Contractual Employees. — CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES ARE LIKEWISE ENTITLED TO VACATION AND SICK LEAVE CREDITS AS WELL AS SPECIAL LEAVE PRIVILEGES PROVIDED IN SECTION 21 HEREOF.

Section 5. Leave Credits of local elective officials. — Local elective officials ARE entitled to leave privileges effective May 12, 1983 pursuant to Batas Pambansa 337 AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 (RA 7160). SAID LEAVE CREDITS SHALL BE COMMUTATIVE AND CUMULATIVE.

Section 10. Leave credits of officials and employees covered by special leave laws.
(a) Justices of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Sandiganbayan;

(b) Judges of Regional Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Court, Court of Tax Appeals and Shari'a Circuit Court; and Shari'a District Court.

(c) Chairmen and Commissioners of Constitutional Commissions;

(d) Filipino officials and employees in the Foreign Service;

(e) Faculty members of state universities and colleges PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 (H) OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1997 (RA 8292). HOWEVER, IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH SPECIFIC PROVISIONS, THE GENERAL LEAVE LAW AND THESE RULES SHALL BE APPLICABLE;

(f) Other officials and employees covered by special laws.
Hence, MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY and other government officials and employees covered by special laws should promulgate their own implementing rules relative thereto. Said implementing rules should be submitted to the Civil Service Commission for record purposes.

Section 11. Conditions for the grant of maternity leave. — Married women in the government service who have rendered an aggregate of two (2) or more years of service, shall, in addition to the vacation and sick leave granted them, be entitled to maternity leave of sixty (60) calendar days with full pay.

IN THE CASE OF THOSE IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION, MATERNITY BENEFITS CAN BE AVAILED OF EVEN IF THE PERIOD OF DELIVERY OCCURS DURING THE LONG VACATION, IN WHICH CASE, BOTH THE MATERNITY BENEFITS AND THE PROPORTIONAL VACATION PAY SHALL BE RECEIVED BY THE TEACHER CONCERNED.

Maternity leave of those who have rendered one (1) year or more but less than two (2) years of service shall be computed in proportion to their length service, provided, that those who have served for less than one (1) year shall be entitled to 60-day maternity leave with half pay.

It is understood that enjoyment of maternity leave cannot be deferred but IT should be AVAILED OF EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER the actual period of delivery in a continuous and uninterrupted manner, not exceeding 60 calendar days.

Section 14. Married women may go on maternity leave for less than sixty (60) days. — When an employee wants to report back to duty before the expiration of her maternity leave, she may be allowed to do so provided she presents a medical certificate that she is physically fit to assume the duties of her position.

The commuted money value of the unexpired portion of the leave need not be refunded and that when the employee returns to work before the expiration of her maternity leave, she may receive both the benefits granted under the maternity leave law and the salary for actual services rendered effective the day she reports BACK for work.

THE FORMULA OF COMPUTATION FOR THIS PURPOSE IS AS FOLLOWS:

MONTHLY SALARY RATE

SALARY = --------------------------------------- x ACTUAL NO. OF DAYS WORKED

22 DAYS

Section 20. Paternity Leave. — non-cumulative/non-commutative. Paternity leave of seven (7) days shall be non-cumulative and strictly non-convertible to cash. The same may be enjoyed EITHER in a continuous or in an intermittent manner by the employee on the days immediately before, during or after the childbirth or miscarriage of his legitimate spouse.

Section 27. Computation of vacation leave and sick leave. — Computation of vacation and sick leave shall be made on the basis of one day vacation leave and one day sick leave every 24 days of actual service using the tables of computations as follows:

Table I

 

VACATION AND SICK LEAVE CREDITS EARNED ON A MONTHLY BASIS

 

NUMBER OF MONTH/S

VACATION LEAVE EARNED

SICK LEAVE EARNED

 

 

 

1

1.25

1.25

2

2.50

2.50

3

3.75

3.75

4

5.00

5.00

5

6.25

6.25

6

7.50

7.50

7

8.75

8.75

8

10.00

10.00

9

11.25

11.25

10

12.50

12.50

11

13.75

13.75

12

15.00

15.00


TABLE II
 
VACATION AND SICK LEAVE CREDITS EARNED ON A DAILY BASIS
   
   

No. of Day/s

Vacation Lave Earned

Sick Lave Earned

 

 

 

1

.042

.042

2

.083

.083

3

.125

.125

4

.167

.167

5

.208

.208

6

.250

.250

7

.292

.292

8

.333

.333

9

.375

.375

10

.417

.417

11

.458

.458

12

.500

.500

13

.542

.542

14

.583

.583

15

.625

.625

16

.667

.667

17

.708

.708

18

.750

.750

19

.792

.792

20

.833

.833

21

.875

.875

2

.917

.917

23

.958

.958

24

1.000

1.000

25

1.042

1.042

26

1.083

1.083

27

1.125

1.125

28

1.167

1.167

29

1.208

1.208

30

1.250

1.250


 
TABLE III
LEAVE CREDITS EARNED IN A MONTH BY OFFICIAL/EMPLOYEE WITHOUT ANY VACATION LEAVE CREDITS LEFT
 

No. of days Present

No. of Days on Leave w/o Pay

Leave Credits Earned

No. of days Present

No. of Days on Leave w/o Pay

Leave Credits Earned

30.00

0.00

1.250

14.50

15.50

0.604

29.50

0.50

1.229

14.00

16.00

0.583

29.00

1.00

1.208

13.50

16.50

0.562

28.50

1.50

1.188

13.00

17.00

0.542

28.00

2.00

1.167

12.50

17.50

0.521

27.50

2.50

1.146

12.00

18.00

0.500

27.00

3.00

1.125

11.50

18.50

0.479

26.50

3.50

1.104

11.00

19.00

0.458

26.00

4.00

1.083

10.50

19.50

0.437

25.50

4.50

1.063

10.00

20.00

0.417

25.00

5.00

1.042

9.50

20.50

0.396

24.50

5.50

1.021

9.00

21.00

0.375

24.00

6.00

1.000

8.50

21.50

0.354

23.50

6.50

0.979

8.00

22.00

0.333

23.00

7.00

0.958

7.50

22.50

0.312

22.50

7.50

0.938

7.00

23.00

0.292

22.00

8.00

0.917

6.50

23.50

0.271

21.50

8.50

0.896

6.00

24.00

0.250

21.00

9.00

0.875

5.50

24.50

0.229

20.50

9.50

0.854

5.00

25.00

0.208

20.00

10.00

0.833

4.50

25.50

0.187

19.50

10.50

0.813

4.00

26. 00

0.167

19.00

11.00

0.792

3.50

26.50

0.146

18.50

11.50

0.771

3.00

27.00

0.125

18.00

12.00

0.750

2.50

27.50

0.104

17.50

12.50

0.729

2.00

28.00

0.083

17.00

13.00

0.708

1.50

28.50

0.062

16.50

13.50

0.687

1.00

29.00

0.042

16.00

14.00

0.667

0.50

29.50

0.021

15.50

14.50

0.646

0.00

30.00

0.000

15.00

15.00

0.625

 

 

 



TABLE IV
CONVERSION OF WORKING HOURS/MINUTES INTO FRACTIONS OF A DAY
  
HOURS
EQUIVALENT DAY
1
.125
2
.250
3
.375
4
.500
5
.625
6
.750
7
.875
8
1.000

 
MINUTES
EQUIV. DAY
MINUTES
EQUIV. DAY
1
.002
31
.065
2
.004
32
.067
3
.006
33
.069
4
.008
34
.071
5
.010
35
.073
6
.012
36
.075
7
.015
37
.077
8
.017
38
.079
9
.019
39
.081
10
.021
40
.083
11
.023
41
.085
12
.025
42
.087
13
.027
43
.090
14
.029
44
.092
15
.031
45
.094
16
.033
46
.096
17
.035
47
.098
18
.037
48
.100
19
.040
49
.102
20
.042
50
.104
21
.044
51
.106
22
.046
52
.108
23
.048
53
.110
24
.050
54
.112
25
.052
55
.115
26
.054
56
.117
27
.056
57
.119
28
.058
58
.121
29
.060
59
.123
30
.062
60
.125

Section 30. Computation of leave for employees observing flexible working hours. Employees observing flexible working hours who render less than the usual eight (8) hours of work per day but complete the forty (40) hours of work in a week, shall be deducted from their leave credits only the number of hours required to be served for a day but which was not served. Any absence incurred must be charged in proportion to the number of hours required for a day's work. THE NUMBER OF HOURS TO BE SERVED FOR A DAY REFERS NOT TO THE EIGHT (8) REGULAR HOURS BUT TO THE NUMBER OF HOURS COVERED BY THE COREHOURS PRESCRIBED IN THE AGENCY CONCERNED.

COMPENSATORY SERVICE MAY BE AVAILED OF OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR WORKING HOURS, EXCEPT SUNDAYS, TO OFFSET NON-ATTENDANCE OR UNDERTIMES DURING THE REGULAR OFFICE HOURS SUBJECT TO THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE AGENCY'S PROPER OFFICIAL. EACH GOVERNMENT OFFICE SHALL FORMULATE ITS OWN INTERNAL REGULATIONS FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Section 32. Absence on a regular day for which suspension of work is announced. — Where an official or an employee fails to report for work on a regular day for which suspension of work is declared after the start of the regular working hours, he shall NOT BE considered ABSENT FOR THE WHOLE DAY. INSTEAD, HE SHALL ONLY BE DEDUCTED LEAVE CREDITS OR THE AMOUNT CORRESPONDING TO THE TIME WHEN OFFICIAL WORKING HOURS START UP TO THE TIME THE SUSPENSION OF WORK IS ANNOUNCED.

Section 33. LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY ON A DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING OR SUCCEEDING SATURDAY, SUNDAY OR HOLIDAY. — WHEN AN EMPLOYEE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HE HAS LEAVE CREDITS OR NOT IS ABSENT ON A DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING OR SUCCEEDING A SATURDAY, SUNDAY OR HOLIDAY WHETHER SUCH ABSENCE IS CONTINUOUS OR NOT, HE SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED ABSENT ON SAID SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND HOLIDAYS AND SHALL NOT BE DEDUCTED LEAVE CREDITS. HE SHALL NEITHER RECEIVE SALARY FOR THOSE DAYS.

Section 40. Computation of terminal leave. — The terminal leave benefits shall be computed as follows:

TLB = S x D x CF

WHERE: TLB = TERMINAL LEAVE BENEFITS
S = HIGHEST MONTHLY SALARY RECEIVED
D = NO. OF ACCUMULATED VACATION AND
SICK LEAVE CREDITS
CF = CONSTANT FACTOR IS .0478087

THE CONSTANT FACTOR WAS DERIVED FROM THIS FORMULA:

365 = Days in a year
104 = Saturdays & Sundays in a year
10 = Legal Holidays (Provided by EO 292) in a year

12 12

------------------ = ------ = .0478087

365 - (104 + 10) 251

THIS FORMULA SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 15, 1999.

Section 45. CONVERSION OF VACATION SERVICE CREDITS OF TEACHERS TO VACATION AND SICK LEAVE CREDITS AND VICE-VERSA; PAYMENT THEREOF. — Teachers and other school personnel on the teachers' leave basis who resigned, retired, or are separated from the service through no fault of their own on or after January 16, 1986 shall be paid the money value of their unused vacation service credits converted into vacation and sick leave using the formula:

Vacation and Sick Leave* = 30y / 69

Where: 30 = Number of days in a month
Y = Total number of Teacher's service credits
69 = 58 days of summer vacation plus 11 Days Christmas Vacation

*NO. OF DAYS DERIVED SHALL BE DIVIDED EQUALLY INTO VACATION AND SICK LEAVE CREDITS

FORMULA IN OBTAINING 69 DAYS:

84 total number of days of Summer/Christmas vacation

– 15 (+12 days Saturday/Sunday during summer vacation

--------- (+3 days-Christmas Day, Rizal Day, New Year's Day)

69 days

CONVERSELY, THE FORMULA IN THE CONVERSION OF SICK AND VACATION LEAVE CREDITS TO VACATION SERVICE CREDITS OF TEACHERS IS AS FOLLOWS:

VL + SL

Y = ----- x 69

30

Section 46. Transfer from teaching to non-teaching service during summer vacation/ENTITLEMENT TO PROPORTIONAL VACATION PAY. — A teacher who transferred to the non-teaching service OR WHO RESIGNED FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE TEN (10) DAYS BEFORE the close of the school year is entitled to proportional vacation pay inasmuch as his right thereto has already accrued; PROVIDED THAT THE SERVICE WILL NOT BE PREJUDICED AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT HE FULFILLS HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS.

Section 54. Approval of sick leave. — Sick leave shall be granted only on account of sickness or disability on the part of the employee concerned or of any member of his immediate family.

APPROVAL OF SICK LEAVE, WHETHER WITH PAY OR WITHOUT PAY, IS MANDATORY PROVIDED PROOF OF SICKNESS OR DISABILITY IS ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED UNDER THE PRECEDING SECTION. UNREASONABLE DELAY IN THE APPROVAL THEREOF OR NON-APPROVAL WITHOUT JUSTIFIABLE REASON SHALL BE A GROUND FOR APPROPRIATE SANCTION AGAINST THE OFFICIAL CONCERNED.

Section 56. Leave without pay. — All absences of an official or employee in excess of his accumulated vacation or sick leave credits earned shall be without pay. TO COMPUTE THE SALARY OF EMPLOYEES WHO INCUR LWOP IN A GIVEN MONTH, USE THE FOLLOWING FORMULA:

Monthly salary

Salary = monthly salary – ------------------------------- x no. Of days of LWOP

calendar days

When an employee had already exhausted his sick leave credits, he can use his vacation leave credits but not vice versa.

Section 61. Effect of pending administrative case against an official or employee. — AN OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE WITH PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE CASE/S IS NOT BARRED FROM ENJOYING LEAVE PRIVILEGES.

Section 63. Effect of absences without approved leave. — An official or an employee who is continuously absent without an approved leave for at least thirty (30) calendar days shall be considered on absence without official leave (AWOL) and shall be separated from the service or dropped from the rolls without prior notice. He shall, however, be informed, at his address appearing on his 201 files OR AT HIS LAST KNOWN WRITTEN ADDRESS, of his separation from the service, not later than five (5) days from its effectivity.

If the number of unauthorized absences incurred is less than thirty (30) calendar days, a written Return-to-Work Order shall be served to him at his last known WRITTEN address on record. Failure on his part to report to work within the period stated in the order shall be a valid ground to drop him from the rolls.

Section 65. Effect of decision in administrative case. — An official or employee WHO HAS BEEN PENALIZED WITH DISMISSAL FROM THE SERVICE IS LIKEWISE NOT BARRED FROM ENTITLEMENT TO HIS TERMINAL LEAVE BENEFITS.

Section 68. STUDY LEAVE. — OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, EXCLUDING THOSE IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION WHO ARE COVERED BY DIFFERENT PROVISIONS OF LAW, MAY BE ENTITLED TO STUDY LEAVE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

A. THE STUDY LEAVE IS A TIME OFF FROM WORK NOT EXCEEDING SIX (6) MONTHS WITH PAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING QUALIFIED OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES TO PREPARE FOR THEIR BAR OR BOARD EXAMINATIONS OR TO COMPLETE THEIR MASTERAL DEGREE. THE LEAVE SHALL BE COVERED BY A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BENEFICIARY THEREOF AND THE AGENCY HEAD OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE.

B. THE BENEFICIARY FOR SUCH LEAVE SHALL BE SELECTED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1) THE OFFICIAL/EMPLOYEE MUST HAVE GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WHICH CONSEQUENTLY REQUIRES THE PASSING OF GOVERNMENT BAR AND BOARD LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS. FOR THESIS WRITING OR COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION, THE OFFICIAL/EMPLOYEE MUST HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR A MASTERAL DEGREE.

2) THE PROFESSION OR FIELD OF STUDY TO BE PURSUED MUST BE RELEVANT TO THE AGENCY OR TO THE OFFICIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONCERNED OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE.

3) MUST BE A PERMANENT EMPLOYEE.

4) MUST HAVE RENDERED AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF SERVICE WITH AT LEAST VERY SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE FOR THE LAST TWO RATING PERIODS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE APPLICATION.

5) MUST HAVE NO PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CRIMINAL CHARGES.

6) MUST NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT FOREIGN OR LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANT.

7) MUST HAVE FULFILLED THE SERVICE OBLIGATION OF ANY PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP AND TRAINING CONTRACT.
The service obligation must be on the basis of the following formula:

Period
Service Obligation
One (1) Month to three (3) months
Two (2) Years
More than three (3) months to six (6) months
Three (3) Years

IN CASE THE OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE FAILS TO RENDER IN FULL THE SERVICE OBLIGATION REFERRED TO IN THE CONTRACT ON ACCOUNT OF VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION, OPTIONAL RETIREMENT, SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE THROUGH HIS OWN FAULT, OR OTHER CAUSES WITHIN HIS CONTROL, HE SHALL REFUND THE GROSS SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER BENEFITS RECEIVED WHILE ON STUDY LEAVE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FORMULA:

R = (SOR - SOS) X TCR

SOR

WHERE: R = refund
TCR = Total Compensation received (Gross salary, allowances and other benefits received while on study leave)
SOS = Service Obligation Served
SOR = Service Obligation Required

THE OFFICIAL/EMPLOYEE BENEFICIARY OF THE STUDY LEAVE SHALL INFORM HIS AGENCY IN WRITING, THROUGH THE PERSONNEL OFFICE, OF HIS FAILURE TO PURSUE HIS STUDIES OR HIS FAILURE TO TAKE THE BAR/BOARD EXAMINATION FOR WHICH HE WAS GRANTED THE STUDY LEAVE.

THE AGENCY SHALL FORMULATE ITS OWN INTERNAL RULES ON PROCEDURE FOR AN EQUITABLE AND RATIONAL AVAILMENT OF THIS LEAVE BY ITS OWN OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO THE GENERAL GUIDELINES STATED HEREIN.


These amendments shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 23 Aug, 1999

(SGD.) CORAZON ALMA G. DE LEON
Chairman
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