CSC issues rules on night diff pay for gov’t workers
THE Civil Service Commission (CSC) promulgated the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 11701, which grants night shift differential pay to government employees.
The law grants compensation premiums to government employees, including those in government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs), who are occupying the positions/items of Division Chief and below or their equivalent, regardless of the status of their appointment, whose official working hours fall between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the following day.
The premium is also granted to incumbents of Division Chief positions and below or their equivalent who are designated as Officers-in-Charge (OICs) 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.
However, the law does not cover government employees with regular work schedules falling between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.; those whose services are required or are on call 24 hours a day, such as the uniformed personnel and others as may be determined by the CSC and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM); and workers under job order or contract of service.
The night shift differential pay shall be at a rate not exceeding 20% of the basic hourly rate of the employee, as authorized by the head of the agency. In the case of public health workers, the rate shall not be lower than 10% of their basic hourly rate.
