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MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR
ALL HEADS OF CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES;
DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS AND AGENCIES OF THE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT
UNITS; GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR CONTROLLED
CORPORATIONS WITH ORIGINAL CHARTERS; AND
STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
ible Working Hours
in the Government
Pursuant to CSC Resolution No. 1901335 promulgated on November 4,
2019, the Commission adopted the following Revised Guidelines on Flexible
Working Hours in the Government to complement the strategies of the
government to ease the traffic congestion particularly in Metro Manila and other
highly urbanized cities in the country:
1. Heads of departments, offices and agencies shall have the authority
to approve office working hours: Provided, that in such working hours
officials and employees shall render not less than a total of forty (40)
hours a week for five (5) days a week, exclusive of time for lunch.
2. The flexible working hours shall not start earlier than 7:00 o'clock in
the morning and end later than 7:00 o'clock in the evening. Heads of
departments, offices and agencies shall, however, ensure that the
public is assured of the continuous services of the agency from 8:00
o'clock in the morning to 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon. They shall also
ensure uninterrupted public service delivery even during lunch
breaks.
3. In the exigency of the service, working hours may also be altered to
include Saturdays and Sundays: Provided, that employees who work
‘on such days may choose a compensatory day-off during weekdays,
provided that Saturday and Sunday are regular workdays and not
cases of overtime.
4, Heads of departments, offices and agencies are enjoined to schedule
at their preferred time the conduct of flag-raising ceremony every
Monday, or the next working day if Monday is declared a holiday or
non-working holiday, and flag-lowering ceremony to be attended by
Bawat Kawani, Lingkod Bayani
‘FCSC Building, BP Road, Batasan Hilt, 1126 Quezon City (02) 931-7935/(02) 931-7939/(02) 931-8092
Beacphilecscgovph @ wwwcscaovphavailable employees every Friday or the last working day of each
week.
5. Agencies shall formulate their internal rules in the implementation of
the flexible working hours.
6. Any work beyond forty (40) hours a week shall be subject to overtime
pay or compensatory time-off as may be authorized by the head of
department office or agency in accordance with the provisions of
CSC-DBM Joint Circular No. 2, s. 2015 dated November 25, 2015
7. An evaluation report on the adoption of the flexible working hours by
the department, office and agency shall be submitted to the Civil
Service Commission within six (6) months after the start of its
implementation.
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission, as the central human resource
institution of the government, is mandated by the Constitution to establish a career
service, adopt measures to promote morale, efficiency, integrity, responsiveness, and
courtesy in the civil service, strengthen the merit and reward system, integrate all
human resource development programs for all levels and ranks, and institutionalize a
management climate conducive to public accountability;
WHEREAS, Section 12 (3), Title |, Subtitle A, Book V of the Adminstrative
Code of 1987 (Executive Order No. 292), conferred on the Civil Service Commission
the power and function to “promulgate policies, standards and guidelines for the Civil
Service and adopt plans and programs to promote economical, efficient and effective
personnel administration in government’.
WHEREAS, Section 6, Rule XVII of the Omnibus Rules Implementing Book V
of Executive Order No. 292 provides that “Flexible working hours may be allowed
subject to the discretion of the head of department or agency. In no case shall the
weekly hours be reduced in the event the department or agency adopts a flexi-time
schedule in reporting for work”;
WHEREAS, CSC Resolution No. 89-256 promulgated on April 21, 1989 which
was circularized under CSC MC No. 14, s. 1989 prescribes the adoption of flexible
working hours for all officials and employees in the government service;
WHEREAS, depending on the nature of operations, agencies may implement
flexible working hours on a voluntary basis;
WHEREAS, in line with the strategies of the government to ease the traffic
congestion particularly in Metro Manila and other highly urbanized cities in the
country, there is a need for the CSC to update or revise its existing policies on the
adoption of flexible working hours;
Bawat Kawani, Lingkod Bayani
7 EC Balkng BF Row Baasan His 126 Quezon Cty BF (2) 931-7935702)931-7939002) 931-8002 Gacphleccgarh @ wwwiscgorphRevised Guidelines on Flexible
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WHEREFORE, the Commission RESOLVES to ADOPT the following revised
guidelines on the implementation of flexible working hours in the government:
1.
Head of departments, offices and agencies shall have the authority to
approve office working hours: Provided, That in such working hours
officials and employees shall render not less than a total of forty (40) hours
a week for five (5) days a week, exclusive of time for lunch,
The flexible working hours shall not start earlier than 7:00 o'clock in the
morning and end later than 7:00 o'clock in the evening. Head of
departments, offices and agencies shall, however, ensure that the public is
assured of the continuous services of the agency from 8:00 o'clock in the
morning to 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon. They shall also ensure
uninterrupted public service delivery even during lunch breaks.
In the exigency of the service, working hours may also be altered to include
Saturdays and Sundays: Provided, That employees who work on such
days may choose a compensatory day-off during weekdays, provided that
the Saturday and Sunday are regular workdays and not cases of overtime.
Head of departments, offices and agencies are enjoined to schedule at
their preferred time the conduct of flag-raising ceremony every Monday, or
the next working day if Monday is declared a holiday or non-working
holiday, and flag-lowering ceremony to be attended by available
‘employees every Friday or the last working day of each week.
Agencies shall formulate their internal rules in the implementation of the
flexible working hours.
. Any work beyond forty (40) hours a week shall be subject to overtime pay
or compensatory time-off as may be authorized by the head of department
office or agency in accordance with the provisions of CSC-DBM Joint
Circular No. 2, s. 2015 dated November 25, 2015
An evaluation report on the adoption of the flexible working hours by the
department, office and agency shall be submitted to the Civil Service
Commission within six (6) months after the start of its implementation. CORevised Guidelines on Flexible
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All rules, regulations and issuances which are inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
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Chairperson _
LEOPOLDO OBI ‘OW. VALDEROSA JR. AILEEN LOURDES A. LIZADA
Commissioner Commissioner
Attested by:
Difector IV
Commission Secretariat and Liaison Office
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