Amendment to the Revised Interim Guidelines on the Use of Leave Credits for Absences Due to Quarantine and/or Treatment of COVID-19
MC No. 02, s. 2022 - Amendment to the Revised Interim Guidelines on the Use of Leave Credits for Absences Due to Quarantine and/or Treatment of COVID-19
January 18, 2022
MC No. 2, s. 2022
TO: 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
SUBJECT: Amendment to the Revised Interim Guidelines on the Use of Leave Credits for Absences Due to Quarantine and/or Treatment of COVID-19 Pursuant to CSC Resolution No. 2101122 promulgated on 31 December 2021, the Commission, in consideration of the predicament of government officials and employees aside from PHWs who are repeatedly exposed to COVID-19 while in the performance of official duties and due to community transmission, adopts the following Amendment to the Revised Interim Guidelines on the Use of Leave Credits for Absences Due to Quarantine and/or Treatment of COVID-19 provided under CSC Resolution No. 2000522:
1.0 Purpose
These revised guidelines provide for the procedure of availment of leave privileges for absences incurred in relation to the required period of quarantine, isolation, and/or treatment of public sector officials and employees relative to the COVID-19.
Moreover, said guidelines seek to contribute to ensuring that precautionary measures are adopted in government agencies to avoid the spread of the said virus in the public sector workplace.
Further, since the requirement to go on quarantine, isolation and/or treatment are vital health protocols imposed by the IATF-EID for the containment of the virus, and with the government’s relaxation of quarantine measures in the majority areas of the country, more government officials and employees became more exposed to COVID-19 due to face-to-face interaction with clients and coworkers and community transmission.
For equity and fairness, it is imperative that the required quarantine, isolation,and/or treatment due to repeated exposure to the COVID-19 of government officials and employees aside from PHWs shall be deemed excused absences.
2.0 Scope and Coverage
These guidelines shall apply to all public sector officials and employees regardless of status of appointment (permanent, temporary, provisional, substitute, coterminous, casual, contractual or fixed term) including local elective officials.
3.0 Guidelines
3.1
It is the responsibility of each government official/employee or any individual serving the public sector to ensure adherence to Inter-Agency Task Force in the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and/or Department of Health (DOH) guidelines, observance of the Minimum Public Health Standards (MPHS) at all times, and utilization of the necessary measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 infection in the public sector workplace.
3.2
All officials and employees in the public sector who came from official or personal travel from countries with or without localized COVID-19 transmissions shall undergo the required quarantine, subject to the prevailing IATF-EID and/or DOH guidelines.
3.3
All officials and employees in the public sector who came from official or personal local travel who were categorized as suspect, probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 shall be isolated in the proper facility depending on the severity of their symptoms, subject to IATF-EID and/or DOH guidelines.
3.4
All officials and employees in the public sector who are identified as close contact4 of any of the following shall undergo the required quarantine in their homes, agency-supported accommodation, or designated quarantine facility, subject to the prevailing IATF-EID and/or DOH guidelines:
a. probable case
b. confirmed COVID-19 cases , and
c. inbound international travelers
MC No. 2, s. 2022
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR
TO: 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
SUBJECT: Amendment to the Revised Interim Guidelines on the Use of Leave Credits for Absences Due to Quarantine and/or Treatment of COVID-19 Pursuant to CSC Resolution No. 2101122 promulgated on 31 December 2021, the Commission, in consideration of the predicament of government officials and employees aside from PHWs who are repeatedly exposed to COVID-19 while in the performance of official duties and due to community transmission, adopts the following Amendment to the Revised Interim Guidelines on the Use of Leave Credits for Absences Due to Quarantine and/or Treatment of COVID-19 provided under CSC Resolution No. 2000522:
1.0 Purpose
These revised guidelines provide for the procedure of availment of leave privileges for absences incurred in relation to the required period of quarantine, isolation, and/or treatment of public sector officials and employees relative to the COVID-19.
Moreover, said guidelines seek to contribute to ensuring that precautionary measures are adopted in government agencies to avoid the spread of the said virus in the public sector workplace.
Further, since the requirement to go on quarantine, isolation and/or treatment are vital health protocols imposed by the IATF-EID for the containment of the virus, and with the government’s relaxation of quarantine measures in the majority areas of the country, more government officials and employees became more exposed to COVID-19 due to face-to-face interaction with clients and coworkers and community transmission.
For equity and fairness, it is imperative that the required quarantine, isolation,and/or treatment due to repeated exposure to the COVID-19 of government officials and employees aside from PHWs shall be deemed excused absences.
2.0 Scope and Coverage
These guidelines shall apply to all public sector officials and employees regardless of status of appointment (permanent, temporary, provisional, substitute, coterminous, casual, contractual or fixed term) including local elective officials.
3.0 Guidelines
3.1
It is the responsibility of each government official/employee or any individual serving the public sector to ensure adherence to Inter-Agency Task Force in the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and/or Department of Health (DOH) guidelines, observance of the Minimum Public Health Standards (MPHS) at all times, and utilization of the necessary measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 infection in the public sector workplace.
3.2
All officials and employees in the public sector who came from official or personal travel from countries with or without localized COVID-19 transmissions shall undergo the required quarantine, subject to the prevailing IATF-EID and/or DOH guidelines.
3.3
All officials and employees in the public sector who came from official or personal local travel who were categorized as suspect, probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 shall be isolated in the proper facility depending on the severity of their symptoms, subject to IATF-EID and/or DOH guidelines.
3.4
All officials and employees in the public sector who are identified as close contact4 of any of the following shall undergo the required quarantine in their homes, agency-supported accommodation, or designated quarantine facility, subject to the prevailing IATF-EID and/or DOH guidelines:
a. probable case
b. confirmed COVID-19 cases , and
c. inbound international travelers
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