Alternative Work Arrangements in Light of Code Red Sublevel 2
On March 16, 2020, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) issued Announcement No. 012-20, directing heads of government agencies and local government units to implement alternative work arrangements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This directive, authorized by President Rodrigo Duterte, allows for various work modalities such as skeletal workforce, work from home, compressed work weeks, and staggered hours, while ensuring public service delivery and adherence to social distancing measures. These arrangements are effective from March 16 to April 14, 2020, or until the lifting of community quarantine measures. Agencies are required to report their implemented arrangements to the CSC for record-keeping.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- CSC Announcement No. 012-20
- Date Enacted
- Subcategory
- Civil Service Commission
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 16, 2020
CSC ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 012-20
| FOR | : | Heads of Constitutional Bodies; Departments, Bureaus and Agencies of the National Government; Local Government Units; Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations with Original Charters; and State and Local Universities and Colleges |
| SUBJECT | : | Alternative Work Arrangements in Light of Code Red Sublevel 2 |
In line with the Memorandum Circular signed by the Executive Secretary issued on March 13, 2020, by authority of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, which provides for the directives and guidelines, primarily intended to address the spread of corona virus disease (COVID-19) throughout the country, heads of agencies are given the discretion to formulate and implement alternative work arrangements that will ensure delivery of public service with due observance of social distancing policy and other preventive health measures, such as but not limited to the following: CAIHTE
1. Skeletal workforce;
2. Work from home;
3. Compressed work week; and
4 Staggered working hours.
The alternative work arrangements shall subsist for the period of March 16-April 14, 2020 or until such time the Community Quarantine has been lifted over metro Manila and other local government units wherein quarantine has been declared. Said alternative arrangements shall be implemented so as not to prejudice the delivery of public service.
Report on the alternative work arrangements adopted by government agencies shall be submitted to the Civil Service Commission through its Regional Offices for the record purposes.
(SGD.) ALICIA DELA ROSA-BALAChairperson
Cite This Law
Alternative Work Arrangements in Light of Code Red Sublevel 2, CSC Announcement No. 012-20, Mar 16, 2020 (Philippines)
Alternative Work Arrangements in Light of Code Red Sublevel 2, CSC Announcement No. 012-20 (Phil. 2020)
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