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Roundtable Discussion on MOA/COS/Job Order Workers

December 1, 2016
Katapatan Board Room, DSWD Central Office
 QUICK STATISTICS ON COS WORKERS VIZ
REGULAR WORKFORCE COMPLEMENT OF AGENCIES

Agency COS/MOA/Job Order Regular Workforce

Workers Complement
DOH 34,293 68,380
DPWH 34,259 16,314
DSWD 15,299 3,225
NHA 1467 1078
DILG 351 4,880
DOT 285 484
NAPC 106 50
TOTAL 86,060 94,411
COMMON ISSUES AND
CONCERNS
Roundtable Discussion on MOA/COS/Job Order Workers
December 1, 2016, DSWD Central Office
 ISSUES AND CONCERNS

No employer-employee relationship
Under No Work-No Pay Arrangement
COS/MOA/Job Orders not provided with benefits (PERA/ACA/13th
month pay/CNA Incentives, PIB, etc.)
No job security/permanent contractuals
Varying rates of taxation across agencies
Varying contracts of COS/MOA Workers/Job Orders across
agencies
Prevalence of COS/MOA/JOs in LGUs
Summary of Oversight
Agency Responses
Roundtable Discussion on MOA/COS/Job Order Workers
December 1, 2016, DSWD Central Office
 csc

Removal of phrase, NO EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSIP in Contracts of

COS Workers
Undertake, as an interim arrangement, the hiring of services through outsourcing,
akin to security guards, janitorial services, messengerial services in the public sector
Utilize CSC data (2016)inventory of COS workers/JOs in the public sector for
taking action on their plight
Engagement of COA in current initiatives of CSC and DBM (Joint Circular)
Determine targets towards 2022 coinciding with Philippine Development Plan
Support for CSC taking on Position Classification and Compensation function in
pushing for the Civil Service Code
Push for Rights and Welfare of Government Workers to Just Compensation
 DBM

DBM to continue working with CSC on JMC to address contractualization in

government
Under current administration, RIGHTSIZING needs to be implemented
entails review and reassessment of organizational structure and ascertaining
right workforce complement for it consistent with programs and functions
Consider COS positions to be pushed as Contractual and Casual positions
so that they may be able to receive 13th month pay and other benefits; CSC
Qualification Standards to be followed
Inclusion of a provision in the institutional contract which may state that
COS/O workers should be given priority in hiring under outsourcing
arrangements
 DOLE

Undertake three phased initiatives:

1) Strict implementation of existing rules and labor standards
2) Review existing Executive Issuances and other CSC Rules and
Regulations
3) Convince legislature to pursue key legislation such as the amendment of
the Labor Code, Local Government Code (PS cap) and those which limit
rights of workers in the public sector
)Target by EO 2017No more ENDO and other forms of illegal contracting
in the private sector: Government should Walk the Talk
)DOLE willing to engage with CSC, DBM to pursue initiatives vs
contractualization in Government
 BIR

Pursue Revenue Memo Circular (RMC) Signing and Implementation

>Undertake consultation with agency representatives on RMC being
crafted
 COA

Need to standardize contracts when engaging COS/MOA/Job

Orders in order to standardize audit by COA Auditors across
agencies nationwide
> removal of no employer-employee relationship clause
Thank you!