Attendance and Decorum of Personnel, and the Need for Closer Supervision to Instill Discipline Among Employees

May 31, 1978 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 16-78 TO : All Revenue Service Chiefs Revenue Regional Directors Chiefs of Divisions Revenue District Officers and All Others Concerned SUBJECT : Attendance and Decorum of Personnel, and the Need for Closer Supervision to Instill Discipline Among Employees Under the New Society's program of administrative reform, it is imperative that personnel discipline be maintained and maximized, and that public officers and employees should serve with the highest degree of responsibility, dignity, dedication and efficiency. In line with this policy, you should exercise closer supervision over your personnel, particularly on matters of attendance and decorum . It should be impressed on said personnel that in their relationships or dealings with their fellow workers as well as with the public, they should observe the rudiments of proper conduct and good behavior. Arrogant, lazy and dishonest personnel do not deserve to remain in the ranks of public servants, for they erode the faith of the people in the Government and undermine employee morale. Discourtesy in the course of official duties, frequent unauthorized absences or tardiness in reporting for duty and loafing or frequent unauthorized absences from duty during regular office hours constitute grounds for disciplinary action and should religiously be eschewed so that there will be no occasion to apply the sanctions provided by law for such undesirable practices. It should be borne in mind that under the Civil Service law, the disciplining authority may impose upon any civil servant guilty of any of the grounds for disciplinary action the penalty of removal from the service, transfer, demotion in rank, suspension for not more than one year without pay, fine of not exceeding six months' salary, or reprimand. In order to instill discipline among revenue personnel, all officials and heads of units should strive to hold themselves up as models for their subordinates to emulate, particularly in attendance and decorum, for they cannot require punctuality and good behavior if they themselves do not set the proper example. The rank and file can only be expected to be as good, or as bad, as their leaders are. In view of the foregoing, you are hereby further directed to report immediately and periodically to the undersigned as warranted all offending personnel in order that appropriate steps can be taken to rid the Bureau of undesirable elements. cdt EFREN I. PLANA Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue TAN P4519-F2828-A-8