Grant of Salary Step Increment to DepEd Personnel Based on Length of Service

This Circular is therefore being issued to amend further Joint CSC-DBM Circular No. 1, s. 1990 to harmonize the existing policy on the grant of step increment based on length of service with the laws exempting some agencies from the SSL and with MO No. 20 and to address related issues and concerns, as follows:

Section 1. Section 1, Rule 1 of Joint CSC-DBM Circular No. 1, s. 1990, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Section 1. These rules and regulations shall apply to all officials and employees in the national and local governments, including those in state universities and colleges, and government-owned and/or-controlled corporations with the original charters which are covered by or following RA NO. 6758 who are appointed in the:

(a) career service under permanent status; and

(b) non-career service whose positions are found in the regular plantilla of the agency concerned.

Section 2. The following paragraph is hereby added to Rule 1 of the same Circular, which shall be known as Section 2:

"Section 2. Career and non-career officials and employees who are occupying positions that are specifically exempted from or not following RA No. 6780 are not entitled to the step increment authorized herein."

Section 3. Sub-paragraph (c) is hereby added to Section 2, Rule III of the said Circular and shall read as follows:

"Section 2. Length of Service. A one step increment shall be granted to officials and employees for every three (3) years of continuous satisfactory service in the position and shall include:

(c) those rendered by incumbents appointed to a career position on a temporary or provisional status who have been subsequently appointed to the same career position on a permanent status.

Section 4. All circulars, rules, and regulations, which are inconsistent with this Circular are hereby repealed, amended, or superceded accordingly.

Section 5. These amended rules shall take effect immediately.

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