Matters Grievance Administrative Mediation Ombudsman

Subject a. Non- Grounds for disciplinary Complaints/grievances/disputes concerning an

matter implementation of action: act or omission of DepEd officials/employees
policies on a. Dishonesty alleged to be unreasonable, unfair, oppressive,
economic and b. Oppression discriminatory, illegal, unjust, improper or
financial issues and c. Neglect of Duty inefficient involving DepEd officials and
other terms and d. Misconduct employees and those under the Departments
conditions of e. Disgraceful and jurisdiction which maybe the subject of
employment fixed immoral mediation and which fall under light offenses
by law including conduct where the corresponding penalty is reprimand
salaries, incentives, f. Being under Sec. 58 of Dep Ed ORderNo. 49. S. 2006
working hours, leave notoriously a. Discourtesy in course of official duties
benefits such as undesirable b. Improper solicitation
delay in the g. Discourtesy in c. Violation of reasonable office rules and
processing of the course of regulations
overtime pay, official duties d. Frequent tardiness
unreasonable h. Inefficiency and e. Gambling
withholding of incompetence f. Refusal to render overtime service
salaries and inaction in the g. Disgraceful, immoral, or dishonest
on application for performance of conduct prior to entering the service
leave official duties h. Borrowing money by superior officers
b. Non- i. Receiving for from subordinate employees
implementation of personal use of i. Lending money at usurious rates
policies affecting a fee, gift or j. Wilful failure to pay just debt or wilful
employees from other valuable failure to pay taxes due to the
recruitment, thing in the government
promotion, detail, course of k. Lobbying for personal interest or gain in
transfer, retirement, official duties legislative halls and offices without
termination, lay- or in authority
offs, and other connection l. Promoting the sale of tickers in behalf
related issues that therewith of private enterprise that are intended
affect them such as when such fee, for charitable or public welfare if there
failure to observe gift or other is no prior authority
selection process in valuable thing m. Failure to act promptly on letters
appointment is given n. Failure to process documents and
c. Inadequate physical j. Conviction of a complete action on documents within
working conditions crime involving reasonable period of time
such as lack of moral turpitude o. Failure to attend to anyone who wants
proper ventilation in k. Improper or to avail himself of the services of the
the workplace, unauthorized office
 insufficient facilities solicitation of p. Engaging in private practice of his
for safety and contributions profession
protection l. Violations of q. Pursuit of private business, vocation or
d. Poor interpersonal existing civil profession without the permission
relationships and service law and r. Other offenses where the parties
linkages rules or agreed to settle through mediation
e. Protest on reasonable except : sexual harassment, child abuse,
appointments office vawc, other disciplinary cases, issues in
f. Matters that give regulations performance evaluation, motu proprio
rise to employee m. Falsification of cases, anonymous complaints
dissatisfaction and official
discontentment documents
n. Frequent
unauthorized
absences or
tardiness in
reporting for
duty, loafing or
frequent
unauthoried
absences from
duty during
regular office
hours
o. Habitual
drunkenness
p. Gambling
prohibited by
law
q. Refusal to
perform official
duty or render
overtime
service
r. Disgraceful,
immoral,
dishonest
conduct prior
to entering the
service
s. Physical or
mental
incapacity or
disability due
to vicious
habits
t. Borrowing
money by
superior
officers from
subordinates or
lending by
subordinates to
superior
officers
u. Lending money
at usurious
rates of
interest
v. Willfull failure
to pay debts or
wilful failure to
pay taxes due
the
government
w. Contracting
loans of money
or other
property from
persons with
whom the
office of the
employees
concerned has
business
relations
x. Pursuit of
private-
business,
vocation or
 profession
without the
permission
required by CSC
y. Insubordination
z. Engaging
directly or
indirectly in
partisan
political
activities
aa. Conduct
prejudicial to
the best
interest of
service
bb. Lobbying for
personal
interest or gain
in legislative
halls or offices
without
authority
cc. Promoting the
sale of tickets
in behalf of
private
enterprises not
intended for
charity or
without
authority
dd. Nepotism
ee. Sexual
harassment
Exceptions Disciplinary cases except : sexual harassment, child abuse, vawc,
Sexual harassment other disciplinary cases, issues in performance
Union-related issues and evaluation, motu proprio cases, anonymous
concern complaints
Should be under oath Any form as long as complaining party indicates
and shall be written in his/her complete address, contact number and
a clear, simple and the parties complained of.
concise language so as
to inform the person
complained of, about
the nature and cause of
accusation against him
to enable him to
intelligently prepare his
defense or answer