Relocation Pay Limits for Gov't Employees

Section 73, Rule VI of Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987) governs limits on per diems for temporary station assignments.
Executive Order No. 292 requires that no government official or employee temporarily staying at one station longer than one (1) month shall be paid per diems in excess of one (1) month, unless approved by the head of the department.
Executive Order No. 292 further provides that if the temporary stay exceeds three (3) months, payment is allowed only upon approval of the Secretary.
Relocation pay authorization under Section 74, Rule VI of Executive Order No. 292 covers per diems and transportation and freight expenses for officials and employees temporarily assigned to other stations.

The order establishes a rule of clarity and uniformity in the grant and payment of relocation pay to concerned Department staff.
The order sets an internal standard for limiting what may be collected by officials and employees during temporary assignment.

Officials and employees of the Department who are temporarily assigned to other stations are authorized to collect relocation pay elements provided under Section 74, Rule VI of Executive Order No. 292.
The order limits authorization to only one (1) month per diem for the concerned staff.
The order limits authorization to the corresponding transportation and freight expenses associated with the authorized period.
Payment of per diems in excess of one (1) month is prohibited in all cases for Department staff under this order.

Collection of the authorized one (1) month per diem and the corresponding transportation and freight expenses is subject to existing accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
The order directs that compliance must follow the applicable accounting and auditing framework for payment.