Amendment to Section 63, Rule XVI of the Omnibus Rules on Leave, CSC MC Nos. 41 and 14, S. 1998 and 1999

August 30, 2007 BLGF MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 014-07 TO : All BLGF Officials and Employees, Regional Directors for Local Government Finance, District Treasurers of Metropolitan Manila; Provincial, City and Municipal Treasurers and Others Concerned SUBJECT : Amendment to Section 63, Rule XVI of the Omnibus Rules on Leave, CSC Memorandum Circular Nos. 41 and 14, Series of 1998 and 1999, Respectively For the information and guidance of all concerned, attached is a copy of Memorandum Circular No. 13, S. 2007 dated July 25, 2007 of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) amending Section 63, Rule XVI of the Omnibus Rules on Leave, CSC Memorandum Circular Nos. 41 and 14, series of 1998 and 1999, respectively. Section 63 of the said rule provides that an official/employee can be dropped from the rolls "only" if he/she incurs 30 working days of continued absences without official leave. However, there are instances wherein officials/employees knowingly circumvent the rule by reporting back to work for brief periods after incurring prolonged unauthorized absences just to break the continuity of their attendance. SaIACT As amended under CSC Memorandum Circular No. 13, s. 2007, Section 63 is read as follows: "Section 63. Effect of Absences without Approved Leave. An official or employee who is continuously absent without approved leave for at least thirty (30) working 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. However, when it is clear under the obtaining circumstances that the official or employee concerned, has established a scheme to circumvent the rule by incurring substantial absences though less than thirty working (30) days 3x in a semester, such that a pattern is already apparent, dropping from the rolls without notice may likewise be justified. "If the number of unauthorized absences incurred is less than thirty (30) working days, a written Return-to-Work Order shall be served to him at his last known address on record. Failure on his part to report for work within the period stated in the Order shall be a valid ground to drop him from the rolls." The said amendment was promulgated in order to promote efficiency and effective personnel administration in government service. IaCHTS The Regional Directors of this Bureau are hereby instructed to disseminate the contents of this Circular to all Provincial, City and Municipal Treasurers within their respective jurisdictions. (SGD.) MA. PRESENTACION R. MONTESA Executive Director ATTACHMENT July 25, 2007 CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 13-07 TO : All Heads of Constitutional Bodies; Departments; Bureaus and Agencies of the National Government; Local Government Units; Government-owned and Controlled Corporations with Original Charter; and State Universities and Colleges SUBJECT : Amendment to Section 63, Rule XVI of the Omnibus Rules on Leave, CSC Memorandum Circular Nos. 41 and 14, Series of 1998 and 1999, Respectively Section 63, Rule XVI of the Omnibus Rule on Leave (CSC MC Nos. 41 and 14, s. 1998 and 1999, respectively) provides that an official/employee can be dropped from the rolls "only" if he/she incurs 30 working days of continued absence without official leave. However, there are instances wherein officials/employees knowingly circumvent the rule by reporting back to work for brief periods after incurring prolonged unauthorized absences just to break the continuity of their non-attendance. THaAEC In order to curb such practice, to promote efficiency and effective personnel administration in government and to obviate any prejudice to the service, the Civil Service Commission, pursuant to CSC Resolution No. 07-0631 dated April 10, 2007 * hereby amends the abovementioned rule to read as follows: "Sec. 63. Effect of absences without approved leave . An official or employee who is continuously absent without approved leave for at least thirty (30) working 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. However, when it is clear under the obtaining circumstances that the official or employee concerned, has established a scheme to circumvent the rule by incurring substantial absences though less than thirty working (30) days 3x in a semester, such that a pattern is already apparent, dropping from the rolls without notice may likewise be justified. "If the number of unauthorized absences incurred is less than thirty (30) working days, a written Return-to-Work Order shall be served to him at his last known address on record. Failure on his part to report for work within the period stated in the Order shall be a valid ground to drop him from the rolls." cCAaHD (SGD.) KARINA CONSTANTINO-DAVID Chairman