Question & AnswerQ&A (CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 06 S. 1999)
The purpose is to expand the coverage of special leave privileges to all qualified sectors of the bureaucracy regardless of civil status and personal circumstances, amending Section 21 of CSC Memorandum Circular No. 41, s. 1998.
Officials and employees, with or without existing Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA), except teachers and those covered by special leave laws, are granted special leave privileges.
Examples include birthdays, weddings, wedding anniversary celebrations, and other similar milestones, including death anniversaries.
Parental obligations such as attending school programs, PTA meetings, graduations, first communion, and medical needs involving the employee's child.
Filial obligations cover the employee's moral obligation toward parents and siblings for their medical and social needs.
Domestic emergencies include sudden urgent repairs at home or sudden absence of a yaya or maid.
Personal transactions include dealings with government and private offices such as paying taxes, court appearances, and arranging a housing loan.
Immediate family refers to spouse, children, parents, unmarried brothers and sisters, or any relative living under the same roof or dependent upon the employee for support.
No, employees applying for special privilege leaves are no longer required to present proof that they are entitled to avail of such leaves.
An employee can avail of a maximum of three days of special privilege leave in a given year, either for one occasion or a combination of leaves.
No, special leave privileges are strictly non-cumulative and non-convertible to cash.
Yes, an employee can avail of birthday or wedding anniversary leave even if it falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, either before or after the occasion.