The Civil Service Commission (CSC) amended the interim guidelines on the use of leave credits for absences due to COVID-19 quarantine and/or treatment.
In CSC Resolution No. 2101122 dated 31 December 2021, circularized through CSC Memorandum Circular No. 2, s. 2022 (https://bit.ly/3Kqfxok) dated 18 January 2022, absence from work for every instance of the required quarantine period, isolation, and/or treatment for government workers who are “infected or identified as close contacts of a suspect, probable, and/or confirmed cases of COVID-19 while in the performance of their official functions (onsite or WFH arrangement)” shall be considered as excused absence. They may be required to adopt a work-from-home arrangement depending on the nature of their work pursuant to the guidelines on alternative work arrangements contained in CSC M.C. No. 18, s. 2020.
Previously, this provision only applied to public health workers or PHWs.
The CSC says there is a need to consider the predicament of government workers aside from PHWs who are repeatedly exposed to COVID-19 in performing their official duties due to face-to-face interaction with clients and co-workers, or due to community transmission.
Read the full details from the official site of CSC, here: http://www.csc.gov.ph/new-updates/2294-csc-amends-interim-guidelines-on-excused-absences-for-covid-19.html?fbclid=IwAR0MxKQx6UoOgBuShc7E_SLxa4bDoj0eHwjYU6tf-hD4rjoW9lL-V9A8EhY
Full text of CSC Memorandum Circular No. 2, s. 2022: http://www.csc.gov.ph/phocadownload/MC2021/MC%20No.%2002,%20s.%202022.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1fSfydNZbh-5ncd5hUvmuXa4FpkvyHp-soXqCrMswNQCLWYe7hAb5qlLY
CSC amends interim guidelines on excused absences for COVID-19
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