(File photo) MANILA - Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a measure that will make it possible for casual or contractual state employees to attain regular status even without civil service eligibility provided that they have worked for at least five years in the government. The neophyte senator said it is about time that employees appointed under casual or contractual status be given a chance to be regularized under Senate Bill 234, or an act granting civil service eligibility under certain conditions. A similar bill was previously filed by Senator Jinggoy Estrada, though he only required three years of service. If approved, Padilla's bill will join other special laws, regulations, and orders authorizing the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to grant eligibility to qualified individuals, including Bar/Board, Barangay Health Worker, Barangay Nutrition, Scholar, Barangay Official, Electronic Data Processing Specialist, Foreign School Honor Graduate, Honor Graduate, Sanggunian Member, Sc
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - The provincial government of La Union's four-day workweek schedule for its employees has ended and the assessment is ongoing to determine possible permanent adoption. In a phone interview on Tuesday, Zeny Aspiras, supervising administrative officer at the Human Resource Management Office of the provincial administrator, said they are gathering the data, such as the schedule's effect on their utility, electricity, and gasoline consumption, as the main reasons behind its implementation from April 18 to June 3. "Once we finish collating all the data, it will be forwarded to the governor for assessment," she said. Aspiras said these also include the feedback from the employees themselves. "Although, I think most of the employees would want the four-day workweek arrangement. During the first week of its implementation, some employees find it difficult but later on they enjoy an additional work day-off," she said. Aspiras said most of
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - The provincial government of La Union's four-day work week schedule for its employees has ended and the assessment is ongoing to determine possible permanent adoption. In a phone interview on Tuesday, Zeny Aspiras, supervising administrative officer at the Human Resource Management Office of the provincial administrator, said they are gathering the data, such as the schedule's effect on their utility, electricity, and gasoline consumption, as the main reasons behind its implementation from April 18 to June 3. "Once we finish collating all the data, it will be forwarded to the governor for assessment," she said. Aspiras said these also include the feedback from the employees themselves. "Although, I think most of the employees would want the four-day work week arrangement. During the first week of its implementation, some employees find it difficult but later on they enjoy an additional work day-off," she said. Aspiras said most
FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK. The provincial government of La Union is now implementing a four-day workweek to mitigate the effects of increased petroleum prices. The scheme, however, exempts those in medical, custodial, security, rescue, library, revenue collection, and other allied services. (Photo courtesy of Provincial Government of La Union) SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - The provincial government of La Union is implementing the four-day workweek from April 18 until June 3 to mitigate the effects of high petroleum prices. Zeny Aspiras, supervising administrative officer at the Human Resource Management Office of the provincial administrator, said the work scheme covers all employees of the provincial government, except those in the medical, rescue, security, revenue collection, and custodial services like the security guards, librarians, maintenance, and those at the border checkpoints. "Kasi dapat tuloy-tuloy duty nila since 24/7 services nila (It is because their duty should be continu