QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 6850)
RA 6850 grants civil service eligibility under certain conditions to government employees who were appointed under provisional or temporary status and have rendered at least seven (7) years of efficient service, allowing them to qualify for permanent appointment to their present positions, subject to performance evaluation standards.
All government employees as of the approval of the Act who hold career civil service positions, were appointed under provisional or temporary status, and have rendered at least a total of seven (7) years of efficient service.
They must have rendered at least a total of seven (7) years of efficient service.
It refers to positions under the career service (as distinguished from temporary, coterminous, or casual employment), which are governed by the civil service merit and fitness system.
Appointment under provisional or temporary status.
No. Section 1 requires that the employee has at least seven (7) years of efficient service, and the Civil Service Commission must determine qualified employees using performance evaluation standards.
The Civil Service Commission formulates performance evaluation standards to determine which temporary/provisional employees are qualified to avail of the privilege under the Act.
Other positions that the Civil Service Commission may deem appropriate.
Within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of the Act.
The merit and fitness principle.
Fifteen (15) days from the date of its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
All laws, decrees, and executive orders inconsistent with RA 6850 are repealed or modified accordingly.
Yes. It qualifies the employee for permanent appointment to their present positions, subject to the Act’s conditions and the Civil Service Commission’s evaluation.
It limits coverage to employees who were already holding the covered status and positions at the time RA 6850 was approved.
RA 6850 benefits employees appointed under provisional or temporary status, not permanent appointees; the eligibility granted is intended to allow qualifying provisional/temporary appointees to be considered for permanent appointment.
Section 1 establishes the substantive eligibility rule and requires performance evaluation by the Civil Service Commission; Section 2 mandates the Civil Service Commission to promulgate implementing rules consistent with merit and fitness within a specified timeframe.