Advisory on Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in Light of Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Situation
DepEd Memorandum No. 052-20, issued on May 17, 2020, maintains existing work arrangements for all Department of Education personnel amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic until new guidelines are provided. It reaffirms the framework established in previous memoranda regarding alternative work arrangements and critical task authorizations. The DepEd Task Force COVID-19 is tasked with proposing updated policies that adhere to health standards and the Omnibus Guidelines on community quarantine. Immediate dissemination of this memorandum is emphasized to ensure compliance and awareness among all concerned parties.
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- What is Advisory on Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in Light of Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Situation about?
- DepEd Memorandum No. 052-20, issued on May 17, 2020, maintains existing work arrangements for all Department of Education personnel amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic until new guidelines are provided. It reaffirms the framework established in previous memoranda regarding alternative work arrangements and critical task authorizations. The DepEd Task Force COVID-19 is tasked with proposing updated policies that adhere to health standards and the Omnibus Guidelines on community quarantine. Immediate dissemination of this memorandum is emphasized to ensure compliance and awareness among all concerned parties.
- What type of law is DepEd Memorandum No. 052-20?
- Advisory on Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in Light of Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Situation (DepEd Memorandum No. 052-20) is a Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Advisory on Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in Light of Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Situation enacted?
- Advisory on Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in Light of Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Situation (DepEd Memorandum No. 052-20) was enacted on May 17, 2020.
- What is the citation for Advisory on Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in Light of Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Situation?
- Advisory on Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in Light of Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Situation, DepEd Memorandum No. 052-20, May 17, 2020 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- DepEd Memorandum No. 052-20
- Date Enacted
- Subcategory
- Department of Education
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 17, 2020
DEPED MEMORANDUM NO. 052-20
ADVISORY ON WORK ARRANGEMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN LIGHT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COVID-19 SITUATION
| TO | : | Undersecretaries |
| Assistant Secretaries | ||
| Minister, Basic, Higher and Technical Education, BARMM | ||
| Bureau and Service Directors | ||
| Regional Directors | ||
| Schools Division Superintendents | ||
| Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads | ||
| All Others Concerned |
1. The Department of Education (DepEd) maintains the status quo on work arrangements for officials, teaching and nonteaching personnel in all its offices, units, and schools, until such time that new guidelines on work arrangements, consistent with the policies set forth by the Office of the President (OP), the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC), have been issued by this Office.
2. This status quo sustains the framework stipulated in DepEd Memorandum (DM) No. 043, s. 2020 (Guidelines on the Alternative Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in light of the COVID-19 Stringent Social Distancing Measures), and its operational guidance under Office Memorandum OM-OSEC-2020-001 (Authorization of Office and Field Work for Identified Critical Tasks in Areas Covered by the Enhanced Community Quarantine).
3. The DepEd Task Force COVID-19 is hereby directed to submit to the Secretary as soon as possible a proposed policy on work arrangements in DepEd offices, units, and schools in areas placed under community quarantine, pursuant to the Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines approved by the IATF in its 37th Meeting on May 15, 2020. Furthermore, the proposed policy must take into consideration the following:
a. Minimum health standards issued by the Department of Health and/or the IATF;
b. Revised Interim Guidelines for Alternative Work Arrangements and Support Mechanisms for Workers in the Government During the Period of State of National Emergency Due to COVID-19 Pandemic issued under Memorandum Circular No. 10, s. 2020 by the Civil Service Commission; and
c. Framework for Alternative Work Arrangements provided in Paragraph 3 of DM No. 043, s. 2020. CAIHTE
4. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.
(SGD.) LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONESSecretary
Reference:
DepEd Memorandum (No. 043, s. 2020)
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
ATTENDANCE
Cite This Law
Advisory on Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in Light of Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Situation, DepEd Memorandum No. 052-20, May 17, 2020 (Philippines)
Advisory on Work Arrangements in the Department of Education in Light of Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Situation, DepEd Memorandum No. 052-20 (Phil. 2020)
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