OMNIBUS RULES ON LEAVE

LEAVE PRIVILEGES

General Policies on Leave (Legal Bases):

Omnibus Rules on Leave

CSC Resolutions
CSC Memorandum Circulars
Opinions and Rulings

Rationale of Leave Benefits

Reward employees for services

continuously rendered
Enhance the health and well-being
of employees
Provide rest so that they could go
back to the office with renewed vigor
and energy

Omnibus Rules Implementing Book

V of Executive Order No. 292
Section 1. Entitlement to leave privileges
In general, appointive officials up to the level of
heads of executive departments, heads of departments,
undersecretaries and employees of the government
whether permanent, temporary or casual, who render
work during the prescribed office hours, shall be
entitled to 15 days vacation and 15 days sick leave
annually with full pay exclusive of Saturday,
Sundays, Public Holidays, without limitation as to the
number of days of vacation and sick leave that they
accumulate. (Amended by CSC MC Nos. 41, s. 1998 and 14 s. 1999)

Kinds of Leave
Vacation Leave refers to the leave of
absence granted to officials and employees
for personal reasons, the approval of which is
contingent upon the necessities of the service.
Sick Leave refers to leave of absence granted
only on account of sickness or disability on the
part of the employee concerned or any
member of his/her immediate family.

Section 6. Teachers leave

Teachers shall not be entitled to the usual
vacation and sick leave benefits but to
proportional vacation pay (PVP) of more than
2 months summer vacation plus two (2) weeks
of Christmas vacation.
A teacher who has rendered continuous service
in a school year without incurring absences
without pay of not more than 1 days is
entitled to full/complete
Proportional
Vacation Pay.

Section 8

Teachers who are designated to

perform non-teaching functions and who
render the same hours of service as other
employees shall be entitled to vacation
and sick leave (Provided under CSC MC No. 41, s.
1998)

Maternity Leave
It is understood that maternity leave cannot be
deferred but should be enjoyed within the actual period of
delivery in a continuous and uninterrupted manner not
exceeding 60 calendar days (As amended by CSC MC No.
22, s. 2002)
In the case of those in the teaching profession,
maternity benefits can be availed of even if the period of
delivery occurs during the long vacation, in which case,
both the maternity benefits and the proportional vacation
pay shall be received by the teacher concerned.

Section 11. Conditions for the grant of maternity

leave.
Every woman in the government service who has
rendered an aggregate of two (2) or more years in service,
shall, in addition to the vacation and sick leave granted
to her, be entitled to maternity leave of sixty (60) calendar
days with full pay.
Maternity Leave of those who have rendered one (1)
year or more but less than two (2) years of service shall be
computed in proportion to their length of service,
provided that those who have served less than one (1) year
shall be entitled to 60 days maternity leave with half
pay.

Section 13. Every woman, married or

unmarried, may be granted maternity leave
more than once a year.
Maternity leave shall be granted to female
employees in every instance of pregnancy irrespective
of its frequency.
Section 14. Every married or unmarried woman
may go on maternity leave for less than sixty
(60) days.
When a female employee wants to report back to
duty before the expiration of her maternity leave, she
may be allowed to do so provided she presents a
medical certificate that she is physically fit to assume
the duties of her position.

Section 19. Conditions for the grant of paternity

leave.
Every married male employee is entitled to
paternity leave of seven (7) working days for the first four
(4) deliveries of his legitimate spouse with whom he is
cohabiting.
The first of the four deliveries shall be reckoned
from the affectivity of the Paternity Leave Act on July 15,
1996.
Married male employee with more than one (1)
legal spouse shall be entitled to avail of paternity leave for
an absolute maximum of four deliveries regardless of
whichever spouse gives birth.

Section 20. Paternity Leave noncumulative/non-commutative.

Paternity leave of seven (7) days shall be
non-cumulative and strictly non-convertible to
cash. The same may be enjoyed either in a
continuous or in an intermittent manner by the
employee on the days immediately before,
during and after the childbirth or miscarriage
of his legitimate spouse.
(Provided for under CSC MC No. 41, s. 1998 and
amended by CSC MC no. 14, s.1999)

Section 21. Special Leave Privileges

In addition to the vacation, sick, maternity
and paternity leave, officials and employees except
teachers and those covered by special laws, are
granted Special Privilege Leave (SPL)
An employee can still avail of his birthday or
wedding anniversary leave if such occasion falls on
either a Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, either before
or after the occasion.

Special Privilege Leave (SPL)

Employees applying for Special Privilege
Leaves shall no longer be required to present
proof that they are entitled to avail such leaves.
Three-day limit for a given year shall be
strictly observed: and employee can avail of one
special privilege leave for three (3) days or a
combination of any of the leaves for maximum
of three days in a given year. Special leave
privilege are non-cumulative and strictly nonconvertible to cash.

Section 22. Monetization of leave credits.

Officials and employees whether
permanent, temporary, casual, or coterminous,
who have accumulated fifteen (15) days of
vacation leave credits shall be allowed to
monetize a minimum of ten (10) days: Provided,
that at least five (5) days is retained after
monetization and provided further that a
maximum of thirty (30) days may be monetized
in a given year.

PARENTAL LEAVE FOR SOLO PARENT

(As per RA 8972 & CSC MC No. 8, s. 2004)

Granted to solo parent to enable them to perform

parental duties and responsibilities where physical
presence is required
A seven (7) day leave is granted per year in
addition to existing leave privileges.
The 7-day leave is non- cumulative and noncommutative

A SOLO PARENT is any individual who

falls under any of the following categories:
A woman who gives birth as a result of rape and
other crimes against chastity even without a final
conviction of the offender, provided that the mother
keeps and raises the child;
Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of
parenthood due to death of spouse;
Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of
parenthood while the spouse is detained or is serving
sentence for a criminal conviction for at least one
year;

A SOLO PARENT . . .
Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of
parenthood due to physical and/or mental
incapacity of spouse as certified by a public medical
practitioner;
Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of
parenthood due to legal separation or de facto
separation from spouse for at least one year, as long
as he/she is entrusted with the custody of the
children;
Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of
parenthood due to declaration of nullity or annulment
of marriage, as long as he/she is entrusted with the
custody of the children;

A SOLO PARENT . . .
Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of
parenthood due to abandonment of the spouse for
atleast one year;
Unmarried mother/father who has preferred to keep
and rear his/her children instead of having others care
for them or give them up to a welfare institution;
Any other person who solely provides parental care
and support to a child or children;
Any family member who assumes the responsibility of
head of a family as a result of death, abandonment,
disappearance or prolonged absence of the parents or
solo parent

Special Leave Benefit for Women as per RA

9710
Any female employee, regardless of age and
civil status, shall be entitled to a special leave of a
maximum of two (2) months with full pay, provided
she has rendered at least 6 months aggregate
service in any of various government agencies for
the last twelve months prior to undergoing surgery
for gynecological disorders.
Availment of said special leave shall be in
accordance with List of Surgical Operations for
Gynecological Disorders .

REQUIREMENTS
DULY ACCOMPLISH FORM 6
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

(FILLED OUT BYPROPER MEDICAL AUTHORITIES)

CLINICAL SUMMARY

(REFLECTING THE GYNECOLOGICAL DISORDER)

HISTOPATHOLOGICAL REPORT (REFLECTING THE
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE USED FOR SURGERY INCLUDING
THE PERI-OPERATIVE PERIOD, PERIOD OF CONFINEMENT
AROUND SURGERY AND ESTIMATED PERIOD OF
RECUPERATION)
XEROX COPY OF LIST OF GYNECOLOGICAL DISORDER
(PROPER MEDICAL AUTHORITIES MUST IDENTIFY THE
GYNECOLOGICAL DISORDER)
CLEARANCE (IF SLBW IS ONE MONTH OR MORE)

Thank you!