Legal basis for negotiability rules
- Section 3, Chapter I, Title I, Book V of the Administrative Code of 1987 provides that terms and conditions of employment not fixed by law may be negotiated between recognized employees organizations and management.
- The Implementing Rules of Executive Order No. 180 provide which terms and conditions of employment are negotiable and non-negotiable.
Policy statement on CNA negotiations
- The Civil Service Commission encourages government employees to exercise the right to form, join, or assist employees organizations.
- The Commission recognizes that employees organizations and management may negotiate certain terms and conditions of employment for the protection and furtherance of employees’ interests.
Binding CNA ruling on signing bonuses
- The Civil Service Commission, through Resolution No. 96-1506 dated March 1, 1996, rules that a CNA signing bonus is an emolument or an allowance.
- Because a CNA signing bonus is an emolument or an allowance, it is not a subject of negotiation between employees organizations and management.
- A CNA signing bonus cannot be granted unless the grant is specifically authorized by law.
- A CNA signing bonus may also be granted when the agency is authorized by its charter to grant said bonus.
Immediate implementation through guidance
- Employees organizations and management must apply the CNA signing bonus rule consistent with CSC Resolution No. 96-1506 dated March 1, 1996.
- The Memorandum Circular directs uniform interpretation and guidance on the CNA signing bonus issue for employee organizations and management.
- The ruling operates as controlling guidance effective immediately upon issuance.