Maternity Leave of Absence

March 6, 1970 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 28-70 SUBJECT : Maternity Leave of Absence It has been observed that many female employees of the Bureau go on maternity leave without first filing the required application for maternity leave of absence as required by Section 16(a) in relation to Section 12 of Rule XVI of the Revised Civil Service Rules. However, this practice seems to be a consistent pattern adopted by those concerned to circumvent the pertinent Civil Service Rule to enable them to collect the payment of salary arising out of such maternity leave privilege. Accordingly, all female employees who shall henceforth go on maternity leave shall first file an application for leave of absence duly approved prior to enjoying the leave or in cases where this is impossible because of lack of time to file such an application, the employee concerned should not wait for the termination of the maternity leave but should file the same forthwith at the first available opportunity. All applications for maternity leave, after enjoyment thereof, shall not be entertained and shall be counted against the employee as leave without pay without prejudice to the institution of the appropriate administrative action against her as may be warranted by the circumstances of the case. The chief of unit concerned shall see to it that employees going on maternity leave should first comply with this order. All applications for maternity leave should be coursed through the Personnel Division before approval by the Deputy Commissioner (Administration). The Chief, Personnel Division shall compute the amount of pay which the female employee shall be entitled to, based on Section 12, Rule XVI of the Revised Civil Service Rules, whether or not she requests commutation of salary. The Chief, Personnel Division shall immediately transmit his computation to the Chief, Accounting Division. All revenue operations heads, regional directors, division chiefs, branch chiefs and revenue district officers shall immediately prepare a list of all employees under their supervision who went on maternity leave from January, 1969 to the present for submission to the Chief, Personnel Division not later than March 31, 1970 for appropriate action. All concerned are enjoined to strictly enforce this order. This Order takes effect immediately. MISAEL P. VERA Commissioner of Internal Revenue