DBM releases guidelines on the grant of productivity enhancement incentive

DBM releases guidelines on the grant of productivity enhancement incentive

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) issued Budget Circular No. 2017-4 pertaining to the guidelines on the grant of Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) to government personnel.

The PEI amounting to P5,000 shall be given to all qualified government employees starting December 15, 2019.

WHO CAN RECEIVE THE P5,000 PEI?

Qualified employees are those who are still in the service as of November 30, 2019 and that they have rendered at least a total of four (4) months of at least satisfactory service as of November 30, 2019.

1. All positions of civilian personnel, whether regular, casual, or contractual in nature, appointive or elective, full-time or part-time, now existing or hereafter created in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches, the Constitutional Commissions and other Constitutional Offices, SUCs, GOCCs not covered by Republic Act (RA) No. 10149, s. 2011 which are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and LWDs; 
2. Officials and employees of various Local Government Units (LGUs); and 
3. Military personnel of the AFP and the DND, and uniformed personnel of the PNP, PPSC, BFP, and BJMP under the DILG, PCG under the DOTr, and the NAMRIA under the DENR.

The PEI is one of the benefits included in Executive Order 201, s. 2016. As mandated by EO 201, the PEI is intended to improve the productivity of government personnel.

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Those who have rendered less than four (4) months of serice but still on the service as of November 30, 2019 shall be entitle to pro-rated PEI as follows:

• 3 months to less than 4 months - 50% of PEI (P2,500)
• 2 months to less than 3 months - 40% of PEI (P2,000)
• 1 months to less than 2 months - 30% of PEI (P1,500)
• Less than 1 month - 50% of PEI - 20% of PEI (P1,000)

For more information on the Budget Circular No. 2017-4 please visit this link.