Punctuality in Office Attendance and Performance of Official Duties

November 28, 1967 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 80-67 SUBJECT : Punctuality in Office Attendance and Performance of Official Duties TO : All Internal Revenue Officers and Employees It has been observed time and again that there is appalling lack of punctuality in office attendance of personnel in their offices. Likewise, there is very noticeable and flagrant disregard of the prohibition against reading newspapers, doing non-official matters, and whiling away their time during office hours. cdtech It may not be far-fetched to surmise that these violations of observance of official time is equally, if not more rampant in regional and field offices. From time to time we have to call the attention of all employees on this matter which is obeyed for some time, but always disregarded sooner. There must be an end to these malpractices. Employees' discipline must be maintained at all cost. Needless to say, such habitual tardiness and malpractices on the part of many of our personnel can only serve as strong deterrents to our serious efforts to improve the over-all efficiency of the revenue service. They can undermine the morale of the few remaining dedicated and honest employees of the Bureau. Much more, what should really be a cause for grave concern, or even alarm, among us is the bad impression created in the public mind by habitual tardiness and idling. Waste of official time is waste of the taxpayers' money which undermines the faith of the taxpayers in our government. We do not have to stretch our imagination too far to realize what an indignant public can do to set back our efforts to increase tax collections. To insure the faithful observance of the regular office hours by all personnel, this Office will henceforth avail of the appropriate sanctions provided by the Civil Service Law, rules and regulations. Any violation of the rules on office attendance will be dealt with accordingly. All Department Heads, Regional Directors, Division Chiefs, Revenue District Officers and all supervisory officials are hereby directed to comply and enforce the above requirements, and they will be personally held liable for their implementation. A team from the Internal Audit Department will continuously conduct spot-checking and inspection to determine compliance herewith. AMBROSIO M. LINA Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue