Question Grant of step increment

Mam/Sir,

Inquire ko lang po regarding Step increment. Di po ba every 3 years po siya? Pero automatic po ba na ibibigay po sa empleyado yung step increment given na qualified siya sa rating and sa length of service? Or may iba pang factors to consider? Like Budget or anything?

Sana po maliwanagan po ako sa issue na ito dahil sa case ko po ay 8 years na po ako na Step 1 sa current SG ko. Sa LGU nga po pala ako.

Thanks po in advance.

May we invite your attention to Civil Service Commission (CSC) – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Joint Circular No. 1, s. 2012 dated September 3, 2012 (SUBJECT: Rules and Regulations on the Grant of Step Increment/s Due to Meritorious Performance and Step Increment Due to Length of Service) which provides, as follows:

“6.0 Grant of Step Increment Due to Length of Service

“6.1 One (1) Step Increment Due to Length of Service shall be granted to qualified personnel for every three (3) years of continuous satisfactory service in the present position. Said length of service in the present position in the same agency may include the period/s rendered by an incumbent as follows:

“6.1.1 While on temporary or provisional status of appointment in the same position;

“6.1.2 Before his/her present position was reclassified/upgraded/reallocated; and

“6.1.3 Period rendered by him/her prior to re-appointment to the same or comparable position with the same salary grade in a reorganized agency staffing pattern.

“6.2 Length of service in the present position shall also include the period rendered by an incumbent prior to his/her transfer within the same agency or to another agency in a position with the same or comparable position and salary grade.

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"10.0 Preparation and Issuance of Notices of Step Increment/s

“The Human Resource Management Officer or Administrative Officer concerned shall prepare the Notice of Step Increment/s Due to Meritorious Performance or Notice of Step Increment Due to Length of Service, as the case may be, following the formats attached as Annexes ‘A’ and ‘B’. The Agency Heads shall issue such Notices to the personnel concerned, copy furnished the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

“11.0 Fund Sources

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“11.3 For LGUs, the amounts shall be charged against their respective local government funds.”

For further information about the Civil Service Commission (CSC) – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Joint Circular No. 1, s. 2012 dated September 3, 2012, you may visit this link for its entire copy:

www.csc.gov.ph/2014-02-21-08-28-23/pdf-f...ar-no-1,-s-2012.html

We hope to have enlightened you on the matter.

With regards to grant of one (1) step increment due to meritorious performance, can this be implemented due to the following inconsistencies:

1. the rating period for the SPMS now is one (1) year instead of six (6) months.
2. With the implementation of the PBB and grant of the Productivity Enhancement Incentive re old PIB.

Thank you.

Please refer to the above quoted provision.

above quoted provision pertains to length of service.

Query is about meritorious performance:

1. Old provision was 2 rating period. A rating period is 6 months. The Strategic Performance Management System rating period is already 1 year.
2. Can this be given when there is already PBB and PEI.

Thanks