Guidelines on the "Gawad Kalinga", the Employee-Friendly Employer (Government Entity) Award

July 4, 1995 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 27-95 SUBJECT : Guidelines on the "Gawad Kalinga", the Employee-Friendly Employer (Government Entity) Award TO : All Revenue Officials and Employees and others concerned For the information and guidance of all revenue officials and employees, quoted hereunder is a memorandum from the Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance dated June 22, 1995. "THE GAWAD KALINGA: The "Gawad Kalinga" or the Employee-Friendly Employer (Government Entity) Award is a recognition given to employers who have demonstrated concern for the welfare of rank-and-file employees thereby promoting their morale and enhancing their productivity. WHO MAY BE NOMINATED: Agencies of the national government including bureaus and attached agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations with original charters, local government units, states and universities may be nominated. WHO MAY NOMINATED: Only employee unions or associations accredited by the Civil Service Commissions (CSC) are qualified to nominate the agency to which said union or association belongs. In the absence of an accredited union, the registered union/s can make the nomination. NOMINATED PERIOD: The Search for the Employee-Friendly Employer (Government Entity) Award begins on June 21, 1995 and ends on August 31, 1995. Nominations filed by mail should be postmarked not later than August 31, 1995. NOMINATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA: A. Responsiveness to the Needs of Employees The Nominees must have: a) provided its employees with working conditions conducive to the promotion of their health, safety and welfare; b) installed mechanisms for the immediate recognition of employees' meritorious accomplishments; and c) initiated policies/programs which rebound or will rebound to the promotion of the interest of the employees. The above programs must: 1. not depend or large-scale infusions of money drawn from official funds; 2. be relevant to the present needs of the employees; 3. promote, protect and preserve the employees' welfare and interests; and 4. be able to sustain operations over a long period of time to attain organizational effectiveness and efficiency. B. Employee Empowerment The nominee must have recognized employees' rights and promoted public sector unionism. 1. Have encouraged and allowed formation of independent associations/unions; 2. Have allowed participation of union officers/members in the formulation of agency policies; 3. Have provided support to union activities; and 4. Have allowed the development of Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA). C. Employee Perception of the Agency The agency nominated must be generally perceived by its employees to be promoting their welfare and morale. D. Public Perception of the Agency The agency nominated must be perceived by the general public to be performing its job properly and efficiently. The above criteria must have been met by the nominees within the period of July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1994 (for new nominees); and from July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995 (for previous winners). NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS: Nominations must be accompanied by eight (8) copies of the following: 1. Description of functions and services rendered by the agency; 2. Original or certified xerox copy of the implemented policy/program indicating the date of the project/program's commencement and/or completion; and 3. Copies of documents such as clippings, citations, collective negotiation agreement, publications or pictures relevant to the program. The nomination forms can be secured from any member of the Convenors Group or from any of its Regional/Field Offices. NOMINATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES: 1. Nominations may be filed directly with the Gawad Kalinga Convenors Group c/o Ms. Gloria Agato of the TARCEA, Tariff Commission, 5th Floor, Philippine Heart Center Bldg., East Avenue, Quezon City. 2. All nominations shall be submitted by the Convenors Group to the Selection Committee. 3. The Selection Committee shall evaluate all nominations in accordance with the prescribed guidelines. 4. On the basis of the evaluation results, the Selection Committee shall make its decision which shall be final and unappealable. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE: The Selection Committee shall be composed of one representative from each of the following: 1) Accredited government employee associations (Permanent Representatives) and one (1) Ad-Hoc representative from each of the following sectoral categories: a) National Agencies b) Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations with original charters. c) Local Government Units d) State Colleges and Universities 2) Personnel Officers Association of the Philippines (POAP) 3) Personnel Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) 4) Non-Government Organization CONFERMENT OF AWARD A Scroll of Recognition shall be conferred on the awardee by the employee of the agency represented by the president and secretary of the accredited association. In case there is no accredited employee association in the agency, the president and secretary of the registered employee association shall represent the employees. If there are two or more registered associations in the agency, the respective presidents shall represent the employee in the agency. AWARDING CEREMONY: The Awarding Ceremony shall be held in December 1995 at the Malacaang Palace. Please contact any of the following members of the Convenors Group for more details: ESPERANZA S. OCAMPO-981260/9230383 CRESENCIANO D. GATCHALIAN (Phil. Medicare EA & PGEA) (PUPFAEAI & NFFASUC) JORGE V. LUCERO-532409 LUS M. MUZARES-992641 loc 209 (MANTEP & PSLINK) 961573 (KMBuStat & COURAGE) 968012 GLORIA M. AGATO-998419 ELMER T. DUQUE-9211777 (TARCEA & PSCRPI) 9231301 Loc 3508 PTV-4 EA 92117310 9215081 DAVID G. NAVAL, JR.-8433223 (LBPEA & KAMAGFI)" All revenue officials and employees are enjoined to give this circular as wide a publicity as possible. LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO Commissioner of Internal Revenue