Civil Service Eligibility to Casual or Contractual Employees

59,1 the ein REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES RATE OF ATE PRES First Regular Session JUL 21 A10:32 SENATE RECELED S. No. — Introduced by Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN AN ACT GRANTING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TO CASUAL OR CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE RENDERED AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS OF CONTINUOUS EFFICIENT SERVICE EXPLANATORY NOTE Casual and contractual employees, despite rendering long years of dedicated public service, lack job security and are excluded from the benefits and privileges accorded to regular employees due to the absence of civil service eligibility. This bill addresses this disparity by granting civil service eligibility to dedicated employees who have rendered continuous service for at least five (5) years. It aims to acknowledge their hard work and perseverance by providing them with job security, and providing them access to benefits and opportunities given to regular employees.

In view of the foregoing, it is, therefore, urged that the legislature pass this measure granting civil service eligibility to all casual and contractual employees of the government who have rendered at least five (5) years of continuous efficient service. FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN Senator

TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) First Regular Session JUL 21 AI0:32 SENATE S. No. 728 Introduced by Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN AN ACT GRANTING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TO CASUAL OR CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE RENDERED AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS OF CONTINUOUS EFFICIENT SERVICE Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - The State shall harness its human resources

2 to cope with the rapid economic development and population growth. Government 3 workers, being an important component of the State's human resources, shall be given 4 the equal opportunity to quality education, justice, and security of tenure.

Sec. 2. Coverage. - Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and applicable

6 civil service laws, rules, and regulations, all incumbent government employees, as of 7 the approval of this Act, who are holding casual or contractual positions in the first 8 and second levels, and who have rendered at least five (5) years of continuous 9 efficient service shall be granted civil service eligibility by the Civil Service Commission: Provided, however, That they shall not be entitled to any promotion unless they obtain the appropriate eligibility requirement for that position.

Sec. 3. Civil Service Performance Evaluation Standards. - The Civil Service

Commission shall formulate performance evaluation standards to determine qualified employees under this Act.

Sec. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Civil Service Commission

shall prepare the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this

1 Act, and the same shall be promulgated within ninety (90) days after the approval of 2 this Act.

Sec. 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared

4 unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not so declared shall remain in full force and effect.

Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, department or

memorandum orders, and other administrative issuances which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby modified, superseded or repealed accordingly.

Sec. 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

10 publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. Approved,