Leave Benefits - Civil Service Commission Region VIII

1 LeaveBenefitsLeave of AbsenceArightgrantedtoofficials&employee snottoreportforworkWITHorWITHOUTPAY,foro neormoredays, of Leave Vacation Leave Granted for personal reasons, the approval of which is contingent upon the necessities of the Service . sick Leave are entitled toLeave Benefits ? Appointiveofficials&employees(permanent, temporary,casualorco-terminous)onfull-ti mebasis Employeesonpart-timebasis Employeesonrotationbasis Contractualemployees LocalelectiveofficialspursuanttoBP337&RA 7160effectiveMay12,1983 Teachersdesignatedtoperformnon-teachingf unctionsCharacteristics of Vacation Leave and sick LeaveCumulativeCommutativeCan be monetizedConvertibleTransferableForfeita ble (VL only)Commutation of VL and SLOrdinary commutationCommutation upon separation from the serviceMonetization of Vacation Leave CreditsAllowed with 15 days VL balance5 days retained after monetization30 days maximumMonetization of VL & SLMonetizationof50%ormoreoftheaccumulate dleavecreditsmaybeallowedforvalid&justif iablereasonssuchas: Health,medicalandhospitalneedsoftheemplo yee&theimmediatemembersofthefamily.

2 Financialaid&assistancebroughtaboutbyfor cemajeureeventssuchascalamities,typhoons ,fire,earthquake&accidentsthataffectthel ife,limb&propertyoftheemployee&his/herfa mily; Educationalneedsoftheemployee&theimmedia temembersofhis/herfamily; Paymentofmortgages&loanswhichwereentered intoforthebenefitorwhichinuredtothebenef itoftheemployee&his/herimmediatefamily; Incasesofextremefinancialneedsoftheemplo yeeorhis/herimmediatefamilywheretheprese ntsourcesofincomearenotenoughtofulfillba sicneedssuchasfood,shelter , , ,forpurposesofmonetization, ,sinceMaslan svacationleavecreditshavealreadybeenexha usted,themonetizationoffiftypercent(50%) , [ , ,2000; ]Formula (MC No. 2, s. 2016)12=12=.0481927365-(104+12)249 Where:365= Days in a year104= Saturdays & Sundays in a year12=Legal holidays in a year (in accordance with RA No. 9849)12=Months in a year Monetizationofleavecreditsexemptedfromin cometax( ,1991; ,2000)Conversion Formula(VL & SL to VSC)Y=VL + SLx6930 Where:Y=total no.

3 Of Service credits30=no. of days in a month69=58 days of summer vacation +11 days Christmas vacationTransfer from one government agency to anotherOptions:Commutation of accumulated VL & SLTransfer to new agencyForfeiture of VL Credits Mandatory annual 5-day vacation Leave forfeited if not taken during the Computation24 days actual Service = 1 day VL & 1 day SLACTUAL Service Theperiodofcontinuousservicesincetheappo intmentoftheofficialoremployeeconcerned, I VL & SL Credits earned on a Monthly BasisVacation & sick Leave Credits earned on a Monthly BasisNUMBER OFVACATIONSICK LEAVEMONTH/S Leave earned II VL & SL Credits earned on a Daily BasisVacation & sick Leave Credits earned on a Daily II VL & SL Credits earned on a Daily BasisVacation & sick Leave Credits earned on a Daily III - Leave Credits earned in a Month by Official/Employee without any VL Credits LeftNo.

4 Of days presentNo. of days on Leave without payLeave credits earnedNo. of days presentNo. of days on Leave without payLeave credits III - Leave Credits earned in a Month by Official/Employee without any VL Credits LeftNo. of days presentNo. of days on Leave without payLeave credits earnedNo. of days presentNo. of days on Leave without payLeave credits III - Leave Credits earned in a Month by Official/Employee without any VL Credits LeftNo. of days presentNo. of days on Leave without payLeave credits earnedNo. of days presentNo. of days on Leave without payLeave credits PublicofficialsandemployeesONEXTENDEDSER VICE areentitledtoVL&SLcreditssubjecttothefol lowing:Non-commutativeNon-cumulativeEO 1077 dtd. Jan. 9, 1986 (mandatory Leave ) & other laws and rules applicableIssue:Whetherornot,intheeventa nemployeeisexoneratedfromthecriminalchar gesagainsthim,hemayclaimsalaryandotherbe nefitsforthedurationofhisdetention, , , nowork,nopay ,hecouldnotearnleavecredits,consideringt hathisservicesaresuspendedforsuchperiod.

5 [ , ,1999; ] Leave Computation Employees with irregular work schedule excludes off-duty days Employees observing flexible working hours number of hours required to be served for a day but not served (core hours only) compensatory Service may be availed to offset non-attendance or undertimesLeave Computation Absenceonaregulardaywithsuspensionofwork deductionequivalenttothetimewhenofficial workinghoursstartuptothetimethesuspensio nofworkisannounced Forpurposeofgrantingleaveofabsence ormorebutlessthan = day ormore=1dayTable IV -Conversion of Working Hours/Minutes Into Fractions of a DayBased on 8-hour WorkdayHoursEquivalent Tardiness failuretoarriveatatimeset;lackofpunctual ity Undertime workingtimethatislessthanthefulltimeorth erequiredminimum; on Undertime(CSC MC No. 16 dtd. Aug 6, 2010) Anyofficeroremployeewhoincursundertime,r egardlessofthenumberofminutes/hours,ten( 10)timesamonthforatleasttwo(2)monthsinas emesteroratleasttwo(2)consecutivemonthsd uringtheyearshallbeliableforSimpleMiscon ductand/orConductPrejudicialtotheBestInt erestoftheService, on Half Day Absence(CSC MC No.)

6 17 dtd. Aug 6, 2010) Anyofficeroremployeewhoisabsentinthemorn ingisconsideredtobetardyandissubjecttoth eprovisionsonHabitualTardiness;and Anyofficeroremployeewhoisabsentintheafte rnoonisconsideredtohaveincurredundertime , Tardiness(Frequent Unauthorized Tardiness) Employeeincurstardinessregardlessofthenu mberofminutes,ten(10)timesamonthforatlea sttwo(2)monthsinasemesteroratleasttwo(2) Reprimand2ndOffense Suspensionfor1dayto30days3rdOffense DismissalCSC Res. 00-1397 dtdJune 13, 2000 Parungao, EdelwinaDG. Frequentunauthorizedtardiness couldeitherbeagraveoffenseunderRuleIV, ,Par.(A), ,UniformRulesonAdministrativeCasesintheC ivilService,oralightoffenseunderRuleIV, ,Par.(C), ,ofthesameRules,dependingonitseffectsont hegovernmentserviceasdefinedbytheagencyh ead. Frequentunauthorizedabsences,ortardiness inreportingforduty,loafingorfrequentunau thorizedabsencesfromDutyduringregularoff icehours1stoffense Suspension( )2ndoffense Dismissal Tardinessandundertimeisdeductedfromvacat ionleavecredits,exceptifundertimeisforhe althreasonssupportedbyamedicalcertificat eandapplicationforleave.

7 EmployeeONPROBATION mayalreadyavailofleavecreditsearned. , ChonaM.[CSC Res. No. 020975, d. July 23, 2002] xxxforagenciesobservingFullFlexitimeWork Schedulexxx, ,aslongastheofficeroremployeerendersserv iceduringthecoreworkinghours&compensates thedeficiencyfromtheforty-hourrequiremen twithintheweek, ,ifhe/shefailstomeetthefortyhoursrequire dduringtheweek,thedeficiencyshallbecorre spondinglydeductedfromhis/ :Whatisthecomputationofthemoneyvalueofme mbersoftheSangguniangPanlalawigan(SP)pai donperdiembasis? (SalaryStandardizationLaw) , , ,anyabsenceofsaidmemberinanyorallofthere gularsessionstowhichheisboundtoattend,sh allhavetobechargedtohisaccruedleavecredi ts, ,underBP337,otherwiseknownasthethenLGC, ,Chapter2ofRA7160(LGCof1991), , ,iftheabsentmemberhassufficientleavecred its, ,iftherearenomoreleavecreditsavailableto him,thendeductionfromorwithholdingofsala ryisallowed.[ , ,1992;Catolico,BenjaminC.]FILING REQUIREMENTS WhentofileVL-5daysinadvance,wheneverposs ibleSL-immediatelyuponemployee sreturn(withmedicalcertificateininexcess of5days)-inadvance,scheduledmedicalexami nationoroperationoradvisedtorestinviewof illhealth ApprovalofLeaveApplicationVL discretionaryonagencyheadSL mandatoryprovidedproofofsickness/disabil ityisattached PeriodtoActonLeaveApplication Within5workingdaysafterreceiptotherwised eemedapprovedLeave of Absence Without Pay Notallowed,ifwithleavecredits,exceptinca seofsecondment.

8 1year,maximumperiodallowable. Failuretoreportafterexpirationof1yearLWO P,automaticallyseparatedfromservice. Inexcessof1month, for Computation of Salary of Employee with LWOPS alary=No. of Days Paid StatusxMonthly Salary22 DaysWhere number of days paid status refers to 22 days less number of days without pay.(MC No. 08, series of 2014) aggregateof15daysVLWOP willnotinterruptthecontinuityof3-yearser vicerequirementforthegrantofstepincremen t-inexcessof15days,grantofstepincrement, delayedforthesamenumberofdaysonabsencewi thoutpay Employeesonapprovedleaveofabsencewithout payentitledtothegrantofproductivityincen tivebonus(PIB)toanamountPROPORTIONATE toactualservicesrendereddependingontheir performanceratings (25) , Mayumi Juris A.[CSC Res. No. 021264, d. Sept. 27, 2002]Issue: ,institution,localorforeign,orforeigngov ernmentunderpart-timestatus, ; ; ; ,whetherwithpayornot,toacceptaconsultanc yjob, , ,itmustnotadverselyaffectagencyoperation s,thus,thegrantofvacationleaveshallbeatt hediscretionoftheheadofthedepartment/age ncy; (1)year; ; ; Without Official Leave (AWOL) Notentitledtosalarybutabsencenotdeducted fromaccumulatedleavecredits AWOLfor30workingdays,droppedfromtherolls WITHOUTPRIORNOTICE.

9 However,whenitisclearundertheobtainingci rcumstancesthattheofficialoremployeeconc erned,hasestablishedaschemetocircumventt herulebyincurringsubstantialabsencesthou ghlessthan30workingdays3timesinasemester ,suchthatapatternisalreadyapparent,dropp ingfromtherollswithoutpriornoticemaylike wisebejustified[ , ,2007] IfAWOL forlessthan30workingdays,writtenRETURN-T O-WORKORDER tolastknownwrittenaddressonrecordshouldb eservedFailuretoreport, :Whetherornotanemployeewhohadbeenarreste d& ,hence,therecouldbenobasistodeclarehimon AWOL.[ , ,1999; ]TERMINAL Leave Appliedbyofficialoremployeewhointendstos everhis/herconnectionwithhis/heremployer -agency. Ombudsmanclearancenotrequired. Leave BasedonHIGHESTMONTHLYSALARY receivedatanytimeduringperiodofemploymen tinthegovernmentservice Formula:TLB=SxDxCFwhereS= Circumstances Affecting Leave With PENDING administrative case NOTBARRED fromenjoyingleaveprivileges. Ifpreventivelysuspended, Circumstances Affecting Leave EffectsofDecisioninAdministrativeCasea)D ismissedfromservice ENTITLED toterminalleavebenefitsb)Exonerated ENTITLED toleavecreditsfortheperiodhe/shehadbeeno utoftheservice mandatoryleaveNOTCHARGED againstleavecreditsEffect of suspension on entitlement to step-increment Thepenaltyofsuspensionimposeduponanoffic ialoremployeeisconsideredasagapintheserv iceandhaseffectivelyinterruptedthecontin uityofthethree(3) ,thegrantofstepincrementwillonlybedelaye dforthesamenumberofdays,whichmustnotexce edthree(3)months,thatanofficialoremploye ewasservingthepenaltyofsuspension.

10 [ , ,2002;Traspadillo,JohnMarlonM.] Leave of Detailed Employee Sincemother/parentagencyrelinquishesadmi nistrativesupervisionoverdetailedemploye etothereceivingagency,thelatterhasrespon sibilitytomonitorpunctuality&attendanceo ftheemployee,approverequestsforleave,eva luateperformance,etc. Priortoeffectivityofdetail,motheragencyf urnishacertificationoftheavailablesick& Kinds of LeaveMaternity LeavePaternity LeaveRehabilitation PrivilegeSpecial Leave PrivilegesStudy LeaveTeacher s LeaveParental Leave to Solo Parents(RA 8972; Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2000 Ten-Day Leave Under RA 9262(Anti-Violence Against Women & Their Children Act of 2004)Special Leave Benefits for Women Under RA 9710(An Act Providing for the Magna Carta of Women)Maternity Leave Everywomaninthegovernmentservicewhohasre nderedanaggregateof2ormoreyearsofservice ,shallbeentitledtomaternityleaveof60cale ndardayswithfullpay. Thosewith1yearormorebutlessthan2yearsofg overnmentservice= :y= :Employeewith1yearand6monthsofserviceWhe re:x= (540days)x=y/12x=540/12x=45daysMLw/pay15 days ML w/out pay Thosewithlessthan1yearofservice,60daysML withhalfpay.)