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The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has made available multiple alternative work arrangements (AWA) that government agencies can adopt while the entire country is placed under a State of Public Health Emergency due to the coronavirus disease-2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.
These are work-from-home arrangement, skeleton workforce, four-day or compressed workweek, and staggered working hours. An agency may also adopt work arrangements consisting of a combination of these, or other work arrangements appropriate and applicable to the agency considering the prevailing community quarantine in the area where it is located and the nature of work performed by its employees.
“These may be difficult times, but it is during these times that our citizens need our government to be effective and remain responsive to their needs. These interim guidelines would ensure that government agencies continue to fulfill their mandate amid the pandemic, while protecting the health and safety of their workers,” CSC Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala said.
CSC Resolution No. 2000540 (Revised Interim Guidelines for Alternative Work Arrangements and Support Mechanisms for Workers in the Government During the Period of State of National Emergency Due to COVID-19 Pandemic), promulgated on 7 May 2020 and circularized via CSC Memorandum Circular No. 10, s. 2020, contains the complete set of guidelines for implementing the said AWA.
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Government workers can be assured of their health and safety in their workplaces after the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) jointly issued guidelines on occupational safety and health standards.
CSC-DOH-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, s. 2020 aims to institutionalize occupational safety and health (OSH) in government workplaces to protect government workers from the dangers of injury, sickness, or death and to prevent loss or damage of properties through the adoption of safe and healthy working conditions.
The Guidelines on OSH Standards requires government agencies to establish their own OSH Program, create a Safety and Health Committee and/or a Special Investigation Committee, and appoint or designate a Safety Health Officer, to ensure their compliance with OSH Standards and the promotion and effective implementation of OSH in their workplaces.
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Public officials and employees are given an additional 60 days or until 30 June 2020 to file their Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Networth (SALN) for the year 2019, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced.
The deadline of filing of SALN has been extended from its original deadline of 30 April 2020, in view of the declaration of a State of Public Health Emergency in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Departments, agencies, and offices are given until 31 August 2020 to submit the SALN Forms to the appropriate repository agencies.
Government workers are reminded to use the correct SALN Form and Additional Sheets Form (Revised as of January 2015).
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The Civil Service Commission (CSC) suspends the filing of applications for the 9 August 2020 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT), both for Professional and Subprofessional levels, until further notice.
Originally set from 11 May to 10 June 2020, the application period is suspended in view of the declaration of Enhanced Community Quarantine and General Community Quarantine in the country.
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Filing of applications for the 21 June 2020 Fire Officer Examination (FOE), Penology Officer Examination (POE), and Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE) has been suspended until further notice, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced.
Originally scheduled from 31 March to 30 April, the application period has been suspended in view of the Enhanced Community Quarantine being implemented in Luzon, as well as the community quarantine in other localities in the country, due to the coronavirus disease-2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.
Interested applicants are advised to keep themselves posted on subsequent exam announcements/advisories to be posted on the CSC website (www.csc.gov.ph) or on the CSC Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/civilservicegovph) or the official Facebook pages of CSC Regional Offices.
