Question & AnswerQ&A (DBM BUDGET CIRCULAR NO. 10)
The purpose is to prescribe and update the rules and regulations on the payment of authorized overtime services of government personnel.
Incumbents of positions of chief of division and below under permanent, temporary or casual status and contractual personnel with regular employee nature, including those designated to Career Executive Service positions.
Department Secretaries, Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Bureau and Regional Directors, Assistant Bureau and Regional Directors, Department Service Chiefs, equivalent positions in SUCs, LGUs, GOCCs, GFIs, intermediate positions between these ranks, elective officials, and other appointive officials above chief of division rank.
Overtime work should be avoided except in unforeseen events and emergencies that may cause financial loss to the government, cause embarrassment due to failure to meet commitments, or negate the intended purpose of the work or activity.
Actual Hourly Rate = Actual Monthly Salary / (22 working days x 8 hours).
Overtime Pay = 1.25 x Hourly Rate x Number of overtime hours rendered (which is the hourly rate plus 25%).
Overtime Pay = 1.50 x Hourly Rate x Number of overtime hours rendered (which is the hourly rate plus 50%).
Yes, the total overtime pay shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the employee's annual basic salary.
No, meal allowances as a form of overtime payment are no longer allowed under this Circular.
Funding can originate from agency budget appropriations for overtime pay; savings from released allotments for current operating expenditures subject to limitations; or corporate, local, and project funds for GOCCs, GFIs, LGUs, and project personnel.
Yes, provided that authorized mandatory expenses are paid first and total overtime payments do not exceed 5% of total salaries of authorized positions in the agency.
The Circular took effect on April 1, 1996.