Question & AnswerQ&A (CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 14 S. 1999)
Appointive officials up to the level of Heads of Executive Departments, Heads of Departments, Undersecretaries, and employees of the government, whether permanent, temporary, or casual, who render work during the prescribed office hours.
Yes, contractual employees are entitled to vacation and sick leave credits as well as special leave privileges provided in Section 21 of the memorandum.
Yes, local elective officials are entitled to leave privileges effective May 12, 1983, pursuant to Batas Pambansa 337 and the Local Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160). Said leave credits are commutative and cumulative.
Members of the judiciary and other government officials covered by special laws should promulgate their own implementing rules relative thereto, which should be submitted to the Civil Service Commission for record purposes.
Married women who have rendered an aggregate of two or more years of service are entitled to maternity leave of sixty calendar days with full pay. Those who have rendered one year or more but less than two years have proportional maternity leave, while those with less than one year are entitled to 60-day maternity leave with half pay. Maternity leave should be availed of either before or after the actual period of delivery continuously and uninterruptedly, not exceeding 60 calendar days.
Paternity leave of seven days is non-cumulative and strictly non-convertible to cash. It may be enjoyed either continuously or intermittently on the days immediately before, during, or after the childbirth or miscarriage of the employee's legitimate spouse.
Vacation and sick leave credits are earned on the basis of one day vacation leave and one day sick leave every 24 days of actual service, as detailed in the tables provided in the memorandum.
The official or employee shall be considered absent without official leave (AWOL) and shall be separated from the service or dropped from the rolls without prior notice. They shall be informed of their separation at their last known written address not later than five days from its effectivity.
Yes, an official or employee with pending administrative cases is not barred from enjoying leave privileges.
Sick leave shall be granted only on account of sickness or disability of the employee or any immediate family member. Approval of sick leave is mandatory provided proof of sickness or disability is attached. Unreasonable delay or non-approval without justifiable reason may result in sanctions against the approving official.