SBN-1045 - Senate

Chapter 4. Incentives and Awards
SEC. 113. Rewards System. - The Commission shall promote the
establishment of a rewards system in the department and agencies. It shall include
incentives, commendation and awards. The rewards system shall be granted
individually or in groups, for outstanding performance, exemplary conduct on the job,
inventions, ideas or suggestions, superior accomplishments and other extraordinary
acts or services in the interest of the public.
The Commission shall evaluate the implementation of the rewards system in all
departments and agencies.
SEC. 114. Merit and Rewards Plan. - Each department or agency shall
develop a merit and rewards plan appropriate for its officers and employees in
accordance with policies and standards promulgated by the Commission.
TITLE II - Personnel Relations in the Civil Service System
Chapter 1. Personnel Relations
SEC. 115. Declaration of Policy. - The Commission shall provide leadership
and assistance in developing personnel relations programs in the civil service system in
consultation with public officers and employees and/or their organizations with their
respective departments and agencies.
The head of a department or agency shall be responsible for an effective
personnel relations program in the department or agency.
SEC. 116. Grievance Machinery. - Each department or agency of the
Government, with the assistance and approval of the Commission shall establish and
administer a grievance machinery to promote wholesome and desirable relations
among employees and between employees and management.
Employees shall have the right to have their grievances adjudicated as
expeditiously and as fairly responsible.
A grievance may be filed by aggrieved employees or by the employee
organization to which they belong in accordance with the guidelines issued by the
Commission.
SEC. 117. Right to Organize. - Government employees may form, join or
assist employee organizations of their own choice for the furtherance and protection of
their interests. Government employees may also form, in conjunction with appropriate
government authorities, employee management committees, work councils and other
forms of employee participation schemes. I
However, uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of
Fire Protection (BFP) and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), cannot
form or join rank-and-file employee organizations for purposes of collective negotiations.
Public officers and employees whose functions are primarily managerial or
confidential in nature cannot form or join employee organizations for purposes of
collective negotiations.