3 AGENCIES AGREE ON NIGHT SHIFT PAYMENT FOR STATE WORKERS
A joint circular for the rules and regulations in granting night shift differential pay (NSDP) to state workers has been signed by three agencies of the government.
Civil Service Commission chairperson Karlo Nograles, Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and Commission for Government-owned or-Controlled Corporations (GCG) chairperson Alex Quiroz led the signing event at the Boncodin Hall, DBM Central Office in Manila City.
According to Nograles, the main objective of the joint circular is to extensively disseminate the guidelines and ensure uniform policy interpretation and effective implementation of Republic Act 11701 which grants NSDP to qualified government employees.
“With the signing of this circular, we reaffirm our commitment to fostering a fair and equitable work environment in government. This policy aims to uplift the well-being of our government employees and ensure that their efforts during night shifts are justly rewarded,” Nograles said.
For her part, Pangandaman said under the law, compensation premium or additional pay is given to government employees who work during graveyard shifts or between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the following day.
“This is your government appreciating all of you, our modern-day heroes, who are going the extra mile and working longer hours out of their sheer sense of public service,” she added.
Quiroz said providing proper compensation is a fundamental human right.
“Indeed, the NSDP is a much-deserved benefit for the employees heavily relied upon by the government to keep its operations working,” Quiroz said.
NSDP covers all government employees, including those in government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs), occupying positions/items of Division Chief and below or their equivalent.
This benefit covers individuals regardless of their appointment status (permanent, temporary, coterminous, substitute, contractual, or casual) and whether they have official working hours or a flexible work arrangement, such as work shifting, during the period from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. of the following day.
The benefit is also given to incumbents of division chief positions and below or their equivalent, designated as officers-in-charge to executive/managerial positions when they are still bound to observe the work hours between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the following day.
