Question & AnswerQ&A (CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 04)
An officer or employee in the civil service is considered habitually absent if he incurs unauthorized absences exceeding the allowable 2.5 days monthly leave credit under the leave law for at least three months in a semester or at least three consecutive months during the year.
Heads of departments or agencies are encouraged to verify the validity of the claim of ill health and, if not satisfied with the reason given, should disapprove the application for sick leave.
The application for sick leave should be disapproved outright.
Yes, in the discretion of the Head of any department, agency, or office, government physicians may be authorized to do a spot check on employees supposed to be on sick leave.
An employee is habitually tardy if he incurs tardiness, regardless of the number of minutes, 10 times a month for at least two months in a semester or at least two consecutive months during the year.
The employee, after due proceedings, shall be meted the penalty of suspension without pay for a period of 6 months and 1 day to 1 year.
The employee shall be dismissed from service after due proceedings.
Reports should be submitted not later than two weeks after the end of every semester, specifically June and December.
Yes, heads of departments or agencies may prescribe their own internal rules and regulations in the use of bundy clock, logbook, pass slip, and/or application for leave of absence.
The Civil Service Commission, as the central personnel agency of the government, promulgated these guidelines and rules to ensure the proper regulation of absenteeism and tardiness in the civil service.