This document summarizes recent policies on administrative offenses and penalties in the Philippines civil service. It outlines that department heads can now establish internal rules on attendance and punctuality. Employees can be considered habitually absent if they miss more than the monthly allowed absences over three months. Employees can be considered habitually tardy if they are late more than ten times in a month for two consecutive months. The document also states that nepotism is now considered a grave offense punishable by dismissal, even for a first offense. Additionally, sexual harassment by another employee or officer is now grounds for disciplinary action and is considered a grave offense punishable by dismissal.
This document summarizes recent policies on administrative offenses and penalties in the Philippines civil service. It outlines that department heads can now establish internal rules on attendance and punctuality. Employees can be considered habitually absent if they miss more than the monthly allowed absences over three months. Employees can be considered habitually tardy if they are late more than ten times in a month for two consecutive months. The document also states that nepotism is now considered a grave offense punishable by dismissal, even for a first offense. Additionally, sexual harassment by another employee or officer is now grounds for disciplinary action and is considered a grave offense punishable by dismissal.
This document summarizes recent policies on administrative offenses and penalties in the Philippines civil service. It outlines that department heads can now establish internal rules on attendance and punctuality. Employees can be considered habitually absent if they miss more than the monthly allowed absences over three months. Employees can be considered habitually tardy if they are late more than ten times in a month for two consecutive months. The document also states that nepotism is now considered a grave offense punishable by dismissal, even for a first offense. Additionally, sexual harassment by another employee or officer is now grounds for disciplinary action and is considered a grave offense punishable by dismissal.
APPLICATION OF PENALTIES Personnel Administration and Problem (MPA 607) 5:30 8:30 (SAT.) Reported by:
HASMIN D. MANONGGIRING
RECENT POLICIES ON ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFENSES AND APPLICATION OF PENALTIES
1. Attendance and Punctuality.
- Pursuant to CSC Res. No. 97-0406, heads of agencies can promulgate their own internal rules and regulations on attendance and punctuality so that you and other employees can incur less absence and tardiness than the frequency allowed.
You will be considered habitually
absent if you incur unauthorized absences exceeding the allowable 2.5 days monthly leave credit under the leave law for at least three months in a semester or at least three consecutive months during the year.
You will be considered habitually tardy
if you incur tardiness, regardless of the number of minutes, exceeding ten (10) times a month for at least ( 2) consecutive months during the year.
2. Nepotism is now a punishable by dismissal.
grave offense
Nepotism or prohibited appointments made
in favor of relatives in government can be a ground for administrative disciplinary action and criminal prosecution. As a grave offense, it is punishable by dismissal from the service even for the first offense.
3. Sexual Harassment by another
employee or officer now constitutes aground for disciplinary action. It is a grave offense and subject to dismissal from the service.
Sexual Harassment is one series of
incidents involving unwelcome sex advance, requests for sexual favors or other verbal or physical conduct of sexual nature, made directly, indirectly.