Question & AnswerQ&A (LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS No. 1509)
The Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, and the Minister of the Budget are directed to act under this instruction.
The instruction addresses terminal sick leave and vacation leave credits specifically for teachers and other personnel on vacation leave credit status.
Days during which official work is performed in Christmas and Summer School Vacations may be granted service credits in accordance with policies of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.
Yes, accumulated service credits including sick and vacation leaves may be paid to the concerned personnel in cash upon retirement.
The service credits accumulation applies to teachers and other personnel on teacher leave status, allowing them to accumulate sick and vacation leaves similarly to other government employees.
The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports is responsible for authorizing official work during vacation leaves.
They are responsible for formulating appropriate rules and regulations to implement the policy allowing accumulation and payment of leave credits for teachers and personnel on vacation leave credit status.
Because schoolteachers and certain personnel are on vacation leave credit status and may not benefit from the general policy on terminal leave credit computation, necessitating appropriate measures to include them fairly.