Duterte signs RA 11701 Night Shift Differential Pay to Govt Workers

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act 11701 which grants night shift differential pay to government employees including those in government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs).

Government employees occupying position items from Division Chief and below, or their equivalent, including those in government-owned or -controlled corporations, whether the nature of their employment is permanent, contractual, temporary, or casual, shall be paid night shift differential at a rate not exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the hourly basic rate of the employee, as determined by the head of the agency, for each hour of work performed between the hours of 6:00 in the evening and 6:00 in the morning of the following day: Provided, That the night shift differential pay provided under this Act shall be in addition to and shall not in any way diminish whatever benefits and allowances are presently enjoyed by government employees.

The following government employees are not covered by this Act:

(a) Government employees whose schedule of office hours fall between 6:00 in the morning to 6:00 in the evening. Services rendered beyond the regular eight (8)-hour work schedules are paid overtime pay in accordance with existing laws, rules, and regulations; and

(b) Government employees whose services are required, or are on call, twenty-four (2-4) hours a day such as uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMI), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and others similarly situated, as may be determined by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

SEC. 3. The CSC, in coordination with the DBM. shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 4. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act shall be funded as follows:

(a) For the national government entities, the amount shall be charged against existing appropriations for the purpose of the departments, bureaus, offices, and agencies concerned. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continuous implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act;

(b) For local government units, the amount shall be charged against their respective funds, subject to the provisions of Sections 325 and 331 of Republic Act No. 7160 or the “Local Government Code of 1991”; and

(c) For government-owned or -controlled corporations and their subsidiaries, the amount shall be charged against their respective corporate funds.

Here is a PDF copy of RA 11701 that you can download:

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