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First Regular Loren Legarda effective, efficient, and upright internal distortions external inequities, caused largely a system increments based rather than rates between to situatiqns where requiring standardization compensation. In any performance will continue In view is earnestly the "Government the State employees taking into account the nature responsibilities pertaining and the required for, their government's merit a corps servants using rational compensation State recognizes and enduring managing public public services. the State shall :provide the enabling environment accountability, responsibility, integrity, civil service, mandate that a public attract, retain, motivate such shall develop, implement, system, which shall equitable, performance-based, government employees shall and in ideal that office being a accountable to the people, responsibility, integrity, act with lead modest lives. the following given to consists only or emoluments. (b) Benchmark that are common to all sectors, comparable to otitside the the vaJuation Civil Service agency as the Constitution may provide. (d) Compensable factors provide a basis these are: a range Job Grades which grouped together the Departinent sdch other the law Government-owned or financial institutians or controlled the National such corporations institutions. perform proprietary functions. (h) Incentive or otherwise, continued :performance. Classification Index, for all in the which forms a category different with respect kind or as to the inclusion one range which distinguishes from other in the National Government tye Judicial the Constitution, shall include, to, all departments, bureaus, courts, tribunals,; authorities, administrations, controlled corporations pursuant to Omnibus Job the system herein for classifying determining rates for jobs the Job Classification the Career that employees progress through; including the the rules the conditions Pay increases, the implementation administration thereof. I’reviom Base employee prior to the a level given to the following components: Uniformed Personnel gov,ernment employees directly perform duties and responsibilities related actual defense public safety ;order; whose hiring, apdpintment, separate merit a different disciplinary procedure; who a& a distinct retirement military personnel the Armed the Philippines Uniformed Personnel Philippine National which, have these laws, such as the Philippine Coast Guard, the National Mapping successor agencies. apppintive or the National Government, including Government-owned or cbntrolled- financial institutions with are individuals non-organic personnel Uniformed Perscknel. the provisions Pay Schedulk they may deem proper taking into consideration their capability: Provided, That partial implementation shall uniform percentage applied any provision the contrary, the provisions the provisions COMPENSATION STANDARDIZATION the Department shall amend the shall replace and supplant the unified Compensation the Omnibus System shall the following promote internal equity equal pay for work pay upon substantive rationalized across all shall give regard to external equity, considering prevailing market rates for value in medium-sized firms System shall kept modest, The Omnibus System use performance integrated system evaluating work performance both the its employees. System shall terms shall all jobs government compensation into accouht various factors, shall Classification Index System shall a Job develo$ed jointly the Department, using the following guidelines: the Department tiiles across bureaucracy, qualified agency to which the is attadhed. the Department shall thereafter the Department. Any modification creation or abolition functions thereof, as a result organizational, re-organizational, substantial changes duties, shall Provided, That new created only when new duties the Department shall and update the description in the after consultation with the the extent to ascertain the actual duties, responsibilities, other requirements the Commission 'necessary changes description, Job Step assignment, Compensation. Such certifications shall certifying, payroll, disbursing, accounting Grades of the following accordance with the Grades indicated herkunder: the Philippines the Philippines the Supreme the House a Constitutional Commission a Constitutional Commission the Commission government, the select representative Job Grades therefor, using the same baseline for all Commission shall thereafter assign the appropriate Job Grade, using the to the the officials Grade assignments. Job Grade shall determined based following compensable knowledge, which include minimum kpowledge matters related to practical experience, people interaction, external to complexity thereof, the mental challenge relative to the work, including inherent frequency thereof. Answerability, which the degree which the is directly answerable people or property, where applicable, includes responsibility which considers both functions supervised or managed; which the the impact professional obligations, incldding any obligations or have authority to determine the the evaluation job in a system progression which employee, consisting track covers administrative "housekeeping" functions. (b) Technical This track which involve professional or technical discipline, trade, primarily ehgaged This track covers primarily highly determining. These require intensive primarily involved in the people, resources, each employee provided in (b) Allowances Other Pay. agency may only such the Department, An agency may in Section such standard the Department, except as affecting the Base Pay. Under the shall be twenty-two divided into under the Job Grade Job Grade Job Grade Job Grade Job Grade Job Grade Job Grade Job Grade Job Grade Job Grade CUT 4 Job Grade Job Grade Job Grade Job Grade Pay Schedule the Commission the Department grades are not shall be constitutes the corresponding to the for a a given Grade, while Step is the maximum in such Job Grade. Step1 shall the hiring rate a given Job Grade. the corresponding progression to a higher a promotion which shall fitness, as determined by the employee shall entitled to the corresponding increase belonging to the Judiciary to the corresponding increase performance-based system their prescribed Job Schedule shall a mohthly rate expressed as gross monthly rates shall represent for full- time employment, regardless where the services rendered a part-time adjusted proportionately. The daily wage ,rate the monthly per month. under, Republic 9227, 9347, shall hereafter Trust Fund created shall revert to the Pay- Allowances given to employees for which attach specific jobs Specific-Purpose ,Allowances which attach conditions, or supplement the are not entitled to Allowance. The the Additional Compensation (b) Representation the monthly commutable allowance given in the actual performance payable from programmed' appropriations, which shall rates. Transportation given to government motor transportation. items given the required uniform to which shall consideration paid work, whether compensatory time employee beyond working hours in those performed rest days, holidays, non-working days,.which shall Night Differential the remuneration premium given wholly or partially within evening or in the the following (a) Subsistence Allowance employees whose all times work, even which shall the amount the Department, which shall given to employees assigned rates authorized its implementing rules Incentives shall Incentive, Collective Negotiation Agreement that amount enhance employee prdductivity, performance targets Longevity Incentive years to recqgnize the service with viable existence. rewarded through the periodic flat incentives bonuses, fegardless Job Grade, which shall services rendered outside in addition to the regular functions, which given to employees productivity. The CNA generated from in the pertinent given to maintain employee health, the benefits provided the National Program administered the Philippine Insurance Corporation. given to the rising The above shall chargeable against Productivity Incentive, agency may the Incentives in Section 22 hereof the following parameters: Resolution No. may from time the agency from its savings, without securing from the National shall .remit to the General Fund twenty percent (20%) the total Incentives given in the the equalization in, govermient. Government owned controlled corporations in a4dition the requirements"of (b) above. rules for Longevity Incentive a one-time given every years to satisfactory performance. one-time Incentive given to employees when the agency celebrates commemorates a milestone anniversary, chargeable Department shall other benefits currently being to the Compensation Framework, the true nature its existing nomenclature. allowances, incentives, incumbents prior to the shall not continued to given as a separate amount, including adhoc, or improvised government employees which $re some form government, shall deemed integrated, subsumed, Pay Schedule as herein provided, without the amounts sincethe same already in pursuit re-crassification shall allowances, incentives, prior to the Notwithstanding any the codtrary, there shall pay where the gross Total Compensation of the Omnibus System is greater pay being received tbere shall vested right being received already rendered The New incumbents shall in the Schedule corresponding the incumbent Provided, That Where the Previous incumbent is greater incumbent shall Step with the next higher Where the Previous prescribed Job Grade, incumbent shall continue to the Previous the incumbent adjustment in incumbent is promoted to greater than his Previous not apply with benefits being incumbents prior to for which no appropriation has been provided are ad provisional, tentative, government, and some form economic assistance; appropriate approval has been granted. The principle not apply with respect to incentive being received incumbents prior the same being contingent or emploxee's retirement, only Pay actually received in the Department-The Department, is hereby authorized to issue regulations for the transition into including the continhance, discontinuance, decrease, COMMISSION AND Commission shall original jurisdiction over any arising from or its implementing rules and the implementation the Omnibus limitation, any dispute on the allowance; disallowance, increase, any component Compensation, alleged diminution for lack Commission shall the Commission to the: Supreme via petition the provisions Notwithstadding the any law the contrary, but not autonomous graups; financial institutions, exempt from the as amended, Job Grades excluding the Armed Philippines, shall be the functions heretofore provided, the Department shall jointly the provision any law to the contrary, classification for government, including, groups; Government-owned exempt from the unified system the Omnibus government units; Uniformed Personnel, excluding the Armed Philippines, shall the joint the Commission Periodic Review Department shall review the Omnibus System every five implement changes extraordinary circumstances, private firms, least 40%; is a significant, living, then the Commission Department may review the Omnibus System earlier, a view to decrees, executive corporate charters, prescribing salary grades the salary 'local government Government Code, or hereby repealed. Grade equivalent using the The Commission Department shall also refer to the Job Grade assignments Grade assignments. decrees, executive orders, corporate charters, rules, or specific from the coverage System prescribed amended; or that authorize job classification, qualification of employees or which are inconsistent exempt the establishment for position employees or from the and authority Department; including, amended4 Republic as amended; as amended; hereby repealed. Decree No. amended, are hereby repealed. laws decrees, executive orders, charters, rules, regulations, with the or modified accordingly. to fund the initial implementation shall take years from which shall in the annual consideration the National Government. controlled corporations institutions shall charge the implementation against their respective shall implement this staggered phases as may the Commission governments which decide to the provisions their respective that any staggered implementation percentage uniformly proportionately applied in such that no shall receive a percentage adjustment higher other employee against Additional Compensation. in addition thereof, except as herein provided, is prohibited. to preserve the Commission its employees prohibited from salaries, honoraria, other emoluments from any agency, made pursuant to Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all agencies, controlled corporations units, the Office of prohibited from billing other agencies their employees as their regular functions, for additional compensation in addition to the provisions otherwise kfiown other penal commit any the followingjacts the penalty more than fifteen approving the grant, voting any decision otherwise affirmatively participate -(i) Unauthorized increases Incentives other than those enumerated rates prescribed the Department for the grant, voting in favor otherwise ,affirmatively participate regulations issued additional compensation, other employees, from other for services rendered or actually giving additional compensation furictions, in shall carry pay damages Government equivalent and Regulations The Commissiorl Department shall, within ninety after the jointly allocate in the government to their incumbent to the appropriate prepare and guidelines to implement this this purpose, the Department days from the approval data, and information necessary in the Step assignment Separability Clause. is declared unconstitutional other sections thereby shall continue to be shall take after its in the