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1. Topic VIII – MAINTENANCE
RETAINING AN EFFECTIVE WORK FORCE
 Discipline in the Philippine Civil Service
 Grievance Procedure
Presented by: ROEL U. CAMBONGA
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2. Discipline
Discipline generally refers to a person’s self control, character, or orderliness
and efficiency usually develop through training.
Employee Discipline is defined as the regulations or conditions
that are imposed on employees by management in order to either
correct or prevent behaviors that are detrimental to an organization.
In government, discipline serves as a mechanism for control of the
temperament, interest and action of the people within the organization.
Discipline helps coordinate government goals and public interests.
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3. Basic policy of government concerning
employee conduct and discipline
Art. XIII of 1987 Phil. Constitution, RA 6713
Public office is a public trust.
Public officer and employees
must at all time be accountable
to the people, serve them with
utmost responsibility, integrity,
loyalty, and efficiency, act with
patriotism and justice and lead
modest lives.
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4. REVISED RULES ON ADMINISTRATIVE
CASES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE (RRACS)
The latest edition rulebook supersedes its precedent Uniform Rules on
Administrative Cases in the Civil Service.
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5. DISCIPLINARY CASES
Who may initiate a complaint?
- Administrative proceedings may be initiated by the disciplining authority
motu proprio or upon complaint of any other person.
Requisites of a Valid Complaint.
–Except when initiated by the disciplining authority or his/her authorized
representative, no complaint against a civil service official or employee shall
be given due course unless the same is in writing, subscribed and sworn to
by the complainant.
No anonymous complaint shall be entertained unless there is obvious truth
or merit to the allegations therein or supported by documentary or direct
evidence, in which case the person complained of may be required to
comment.
Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service (RRACS)
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6. The complaint shall contain the following:
a. Full name and address of the complainant;
b. Full name and address of the person/s complained of as well as his/
her/their position/s and office/s;
c. A narration of the relevant and material facts which shows the acts
or omissions allegedly committed;
d. Certified true copies of documentary evidence and affidavits of his/
her witnesses, if any; and
e. Certification or statement of non-forum shopping.
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7. THREE CLASSIFICATION OF ADMINISRATIVE OFFENSES
1. Grave offenses
1st offense – Dismissal or
1st offense – Suspension for six (6) months to one (1) year
2nd offense – Dismissal
2. Less grave offenses
1st offense - Suspension for thirty (30) days but not exceeding six (6)
months
2nd offense – Dismissal
3. Light offenses
1st offense - Reprimand
2nd offense - Suspension not exceeding thirty (30) days
3rd offense – Dismissal
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8. 1. GRAVE OFFENSE
The following grave offenses shall be punishable by dismissal from the service :
1. Serious Dishonesty;
2. Gross Neglect of duty
3. Grave Misconduct
4. Being Notoriously Undesirable
5. Conviction of a crime of moral turpitude
6. Falsification of official document
7. Physical or mental incapacity or disability due to immoral or vicious habits;
8. Receiving for personal use of a fee, gift or other valuable thing in the course
of official duties or in connection therewith when such fee, gift or other
valuable thing is given by any person in the hope or expectation of receiving
a favor or better treatment than that accorded to other persons, or
committing acts punishable under the anti-graft laws;
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9. 9 . Contracting loans of money or other property from persons with whom the
office of the employee has business relations;
10. Soliciting or accepting directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity, favor,
entertainment, loan or anything of monetary value which in the course of
his/her official duties or in connection with any operation being regulated
by, or any transaction which may be affected by the functions of his/her
office. The propriety or impropriety of the foregoing shall be determined
by its value, kinship, or relationship between giver and receiver and
the motivation. A thing of monetary value is one which is evidently or
manifestly excessive by its very nature;
11. Nepotism; and
12. Disloyalty to the Republic of the Philippines and to the Filipino people
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10. Grave Offenses punishable by suspension of six (6) months and one (1) day to
one (1) year for the first offense and dismissal from the service for the second
offense:
1. Less serious dishonesty;
2. Oppression;
3. Disgraceful and immoral conduct;
4. Inefficiency and incompetence in the performance of official duties;
5. Frequent unauthorized absences, or tardiness in reporting for duty, loafing
from duty during regular office hours;
6. Refusal to perform official duty;
7. Gross Insubordination;
8. Conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service;
9. Directly or indirectly having financial and material interest in any transaction
requiring the approval of his/her office.
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11. 10. Owning, controlling, managing or accepting employment as officer,
employee, consultant, counsel, broker, agent, trustee, or nominee in
any private enterprise regulated, supervised or licensed by his/her office,
unless expressly allowed by law;
11. Disclosing or misusing confidential or classified information officially
known to him/her by reason of his/her office and not made available to
the public, to further his/her private interests or give undue advantage
to anyone, or to prejudice the public interest;
12. Obtaining or using any statement filed under the Code of Conduct and
Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees for any purpose
contrary to morals or public policy or any commercial purpose other than
by news and communications media for dissemination to the general public;
13. Recommending any person to any position in a private enterprise which
has a regular or pending official transaction with his/her office, unless
such recommendation or referral is mandated by law, or international
agreements, commitment and obligation, or as part of the function of his/
her office.
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12. The grave offense of Inefficiency and Incompetence in the performance
of official duties is punishable by Demotion. In this case, the guilty
person shall be appointed to the next lower position to which he/she is
qualified in the plantilla of the agency. In case there is no such next
lower position available, he/she shall suffer diminution in salary
corresponding to the next lower salary grade.
2. LESS GRAVE OFFENSE
1st offense- suspension of one (1) month and one (1) day
to six (6) months
2nd offense- dismissal from the service
1. Simple Neglect of Duty;
2. Simple Misconduct;
3. Discourtesy in the course of official duties;
4. Violation of existing Civil Service Law and rules of serious nature;
5. Insubordination;
6. Habitual Drunkenness
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13. 7. Unfair discrimination in rendering public service due to party affiliation
or preference;
8. Failure to file sworn statements of assets, liabilities and net worth, and
disclosure of business interest and financial connections including
those of their spouses and unmarried children under eighteen (18)
years of age living in their households;
9. Failure to resign from his/her position in the private business
enterprise within thirty (30) days from assumption of public office
when conflict of interest arises, and/or failure to divest himself/herself
of his/her shareholdings or interest in private business enterprise
within sixty (60) days from assumption of public office when conflict of
interest arises; Provided, however, that for those who are already in
the service and conflict of interest arises, the official or employee
must either resign or divest himself/herself of said interest within the
periods herein above provided, reckoned from the date when the
conflict of interest had arisen;
10. Engaging directly or indirectly in partisan political activities by one
holding non-political office.
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14. 3. LIGHT OFFENSE
The following light offenses are punishable by reprimand for the first
offense; suspension of one (1) to thirty (30) days for the second offense;
and dismissal from the service for the third offense:
1. Simple discourtesy in the course of official duties;
2. Improper or unauthorized solicitation of contributions from subordinate
employees and by teachers or school officials from school children;
3. Violation of reasonable office rules and regulations;
4. Frequent unauthorized tardiness (Habitual Tardiness);
5. Gambling prohibited by law;
6. Refusal to render overtime service;
7. Disgraceful, immoral or dishonest conduct prior to entering the service;
8. Borrowing money by superior officers from subordinates;
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15. 9. Willful failure to pay just debts or willful failure to pay taxes due to the
government;
10. Lobbying for personal interest or gain in legislative halls and offices
without authority;
11. Promoting the sale of tickets in behalf of private enterprises that are
not intended for charitable or public welfare purposes and even in the
latter cases, if there is no prior authority;
12. Failure to act promptly on letters and request within fifteen (15)
working days from receipt, except as otherwise provided in the rules
implementing the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public
Officials and Employees;
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16. Grounds and Procedure for Dropping from the Rolls
a. Absence Without Approved Leave
1. An officer or employee who is continuously absent without official leave
(AWOL) for at least thirty (30) working days shall be separated from the
service or dropped from the rolls without prior notice. He/She shall,
however, be informed of his/her separation not later than five (5) days
from its affectivity which shall be sent to the address appearing on
his/her 201 files or to his/her last known address;
2. If the number of unauthorized absences incurred is less than thirty
(30) working days, a written Return-to-Work order shall be served on
the official or employee at his/her last known address on record.
Failure on his/her part to report to work within the period stated in the
order shall be a valid ground to drop him/her from the rolls.
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17. b. Unsatisfactory or Poor Performance
1. An official or employee who is given two (2) consecutive unsatisfactory
ratings may be dropped from the rolls after due notice. Notice shall mean
that the officer or employee concerned is informed in writing of his/her
unsatisfactory performance for a semester and is sufficiently warned that
a succeeding unsatisfactory performance shall warrant his/her separation
from the service. Such notice shall be given not later than thirty (30) days
from the end of the semester and shall contain sufficient information which
shall enable the official or employee to prepare an explanation.
2. An official or employee, who for one evaluation period is rated poor in
performance, may be dropped from the roles after due notice. Due notice
shall mean that the officer or employee is informed in writing of the status
of his/her performance not later than the fourth (4th) month of that rating
period with sufficient warning that failure to improve his/her performance
within the remaining period of the semester shall warrant his/her separation
from the service. Such notice shall also contain sufficient information which
shall enable the official or employee to prepare an explanation.
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18. c. Physically Unfit
1. An officer or employee who is continuously absent for more than one (1)
year by reason of illness may be declared physically unfit to perform
his/her duties and the head of office in exercise of his/her sound judgment
may consequently drop him/her from the rolls.
2. An officer or employee who is intermittently absent by reason of illness
for at least two hundred sixty (260) working days during a twenty four (24)
month period may also be declared physically unfit by the head of office.
3. An officer or employee who is behaving abnormally and manifests
continuing mental disorder and incapacity to work as reported by his/her
co-workers or immediate supervisor and confirmed by a competent
physician, may likewise be dropped from the rolls.
4. For the purpose of the three (3) preceding paragraphs, notice shall be
given to the officer or employee concerned containing a brief statement of
the nature of his/her incapacity to work.
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19. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
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20. Grievance - refers to work related issues giving rise to
employee dissatisfaction.
Grievance Machinery refers to the system or method of
determining and finding the best way to address the
specific cause or causes of a grievance.
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21. The following cases shall be acted upon
through the grievance machinery.
a. Non-implementation of policies, practices and
procedures on economic financial issues and other
terms and conditions of employment fixed by law
including salaries, incentives, working hours, leave
benefits, and other related issues that affect them.
b. Non-implementation of policies, practices and
procedures which affect employees from recruitment
to promotion, detail, transfer, retirement,
termination, lay-offs, and other related issues that
affect them;
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22. c. Physical working conditions;
d. Interpersonal relationships and linkages;
e. Protest on appointments; and
All other matters giving rise to employee dissatisfaction
and discontentment outside of those enumerated.
The following cases shall be acted upon
through the grievance machinery.
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23. The following cases shall not be acted upon through the
grievance machinery:
a. Disciplinary cases which shall be resolved pursuant
to the Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil
Service (RRACS)
b. Sexual Harassment cases as provided for in RA 7877; and
c. Employees Associations' issues and concerns.
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24. POLICIES ON GREIVANCE HANDLING
1. A grievance shall be resolved expeditiously at all times at the
lowest level possible in the agency. However, if not settled at
the lowest level possible, an aggrieved party shall present his
or her grievance step by step following the hierarchy of
positions.
2. The aggrieved party shall be assured freedom from coercion,
discrimination, reprisal and biased action on the grievance.
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25. 3. Grievance proceedings shall not be bound by legal rules
and technicalities. Even a verbal grievance must be acted
upon expeditiously. The services of a legal counsel shall
not be allowed.
4. Supervisors or officials who refuse to take action on a
grievance brought to their attention shall be liable for
neglect of duty in accordance with existing civil service law,
rules and regulations.
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26. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
The protection for seeking redress of grievances
shall be as follows:
1. Discussion with Immediate Supervisor
2. Appeal to the Higher Supervisor
3. Appeal to the Grievance Committee
4. Appeal to Top Management
5. Appeal to the Civil Service Commission Regional Office
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27. GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
Only permanent officials and employees, whenever applicable
shall be appointed or elected as members of the grievance
committee.
In the appointment or election of the committee members,
their integrity, probity, sincerity and credibility shall be
considered.
The agency head shall ensure equal opportunity for men and
women to be represented in the grievance committee.
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28. Composition of Grievance Committee
Chairperson - (Chief or Head of the Administrative Div.)
1- Member from Division Chief or
their equivalent position (2nd Level)
1- Member from 1st Level
Chairperson
Member
(2nd level)
Member
(1st level)
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29. The following forms shall be used:
1. Grievance Form
GRIEVANCE FORM
_________________
(Date Filed)
______________________ ____________________________
Name of Aggrieved Party Section/Division/Office
____________________________ ___________________________
Position Title/Designation (If Any) Aggrieved Party's Higher
Supervisor
Nature/Subject of Grievance:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Action Desired:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_____________________________
Signature of Aggrieved Party
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30. 2. Grievance Agreement Form
Name of Parties to a Grievance:__________________________________
Name of the Grievance:_________________________________________
Steps toward
Settlement:________________________________________
Agreement/s Reached__________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
We promise to abide by the above-stated agreement.
_______________________ ________________________
Aggrieved Party Subject of Grievance
_________________________
Chairman Grievance Committee
GRIEVANCE AGREEMENT FORM
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31. 3. Certificate on the Final Action on the Grievance
This certifies that the grievance filed by________________________________
(Aggrieved Party)
on_______________ has been acted upon by this Committee on ____________
Final Action Taken:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________
Chairman Grievance Committee
Date: ___________________
CERTIFICATE ON THE FINAL ACTION ON THE GRIEVANCE
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