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The updated policy also allows teachers to offset extra hours rendered on top of the expanded leave credits
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Education (DepEd) has doubled public school teachers’ vacation service credits or leave credits to 30 days from 15, allowing them to offset absences or recover salary deductions while on vacation.
Education Secretary Sonny Angara signed DepEd Order No. 013 series of 2024 on September 18, to take effect 15 days after its publication. It applies to all public school teachers, including mobile teachers regardless of their appointment status.
Teachers with at least one year of service and those hired within four months after classes start will be given 30 leave credits for one calendar year. Meanwhile, late appointments or those hired four months after classes began will have 45 vacation service credits.
The updated policy also allows teachers to offset extra hours rendered on top of the expanded leave credits.
“The new guidelines reflect DepEd’s commitment to addressing the evolving demands on teachers and ensuring they are properly compensated for additional work, particularly during periods like summer or long vacations,” DepEd said in a statement on Friday, September 27.
“This move also aims to safeguard teachers’ net take-home pay by recognizing their participation in DepEd-led activities at the national, regional, and division levels, alongside its partners and stakeholders.”
Every hour spent beyond regular work hours on school days will get teachers 1.25 hours of leave credit. They will also be entitled to 1.25 hours vacation service credits for every hour spent on additional teaching tasks in case they cannot be compensated with overload pay.
Meanwhile, teachers will get 1.5 leave credits for every hour of service rendered during Christmas, summer, weekends, and holidays.
All these additional hours should be documented to get authorization from the Schools Division Superintendent. Requirements for the authorization include the submission of a signed CS Form 48, School Form 8, certification on teaching overload, and a certification of insufficiency of funds for teaching overload. – Rappler.com
