An Act to Amend Sections Two Hundred and Eighty and Two Hundred and Eighty-Eight of the Revised Administrative Code, Relative to the Accumulation and Commutation of Accrued Leave, Respectively
Act No. 2990, approved on February 26, 1921, amends Sections 280 and 288 of the Revised Administrative Code regarding the management of accrued leave for government employees. It allows for the accumulation of accrued leave for up to five years, after which employees may collect the value of any unused leave if it cannot be taken due to departmental requirements. Additionally, the act grants Department Heads the discretion to commute salaries for employees on accrued or teacher's leave, enabling them to receive a lump sum payment before their leave begins. The amendments aim to provide more flexibility and financial support for employees regarding their leave entitlements.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2990
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 26, 1921
ACT NO. 2990
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY AND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, RELATIVE TO THE ACCUMULATION AND COMMUTATION OF ACCRUED LEAVE, RESPECTIVELY1
SECTION 1. Section two hundred and eighty of the Revised Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: IASEca
"SEC. 280. Accumulation of accrued leave. — If accrued leave is not taken, in whole or in part, as earned, the same shall accumulate for five years, after which the person entitled to leave may obtain accrued leave for five years' service; but if the requirements of the Bureau or office do not permit of this, such person shall be entitled to collect annually the value of the additional leave not so accumulated."
SECTION 2. Section two hundred and eighty-eight of said Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 288. Commutation of salary for persons on leave. — In favor of persons on accrued leave or teacher's leave, the proper Department Head may, in his discretion, direct a commutation of the salary that would be received during the period of leave and in lieu of the payment of such salary in usual course authorize the payment, from the fund out of which the salary would have been paid, of an equivalent sum in gross on or before the beginning of such leave or vacation."
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, February 26, 1921. ScHAIT
Footnotes
1. See Executive Order No. 12, 1921, p. 267 post.
Cite This Law
An Act to Amend Sections Two Hundred and Eighty and Two Hundred and Eighty-Eight of the Revised Administrative Code, Relative to the Accumulation and Commutation of Accrued Leave, Respectively, Act No. 2990, Feb 26, 1921 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Sections Two Hundred and Eighty and Two Hundred and Eighty-Eight of the Revised Administrative Code, Relative to the Accumulation and Commutation of Accrued Leave, Respectively, Act No. 2990 (Phil. 1921)
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