Alternative Work Arrangements

Saint Michael College

Cantilan, Surigao del Sur

GUIDELINES ON ALTERNATIVE WORK ARRANGEMENTS

DURING THE PERIOD OF STATE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY
DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
On March 17, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No. 929 that placed the entire
Philippines under the state of calamity on account of COVID-19. Furthermore, by virtue of
Executive Order No. 14 series of 2020 signed by Gov. Alexander T. Pimentel, the entire
province of Surigao del Sur was placed under preventive community quarantine to avert the local
transmission of COVID-19. Most recently, the province was placed under modified general
community quarantine (MGCQ). However, due to the developing COVID-19 situation in the
municipality due to the recently confirmed COVID-19 cases, care must still be taken to ensure
that everybody is safe and healthy.
Therefore, in relation to the current health emergency afflicting the world due to the COVID-19
pandemic and the community quarantine measures in place in the municipality of Cantilan,
Surigao del Sur, and in order to ensure the undisruptive but safe delivery of essential services,
the following guidelines are hereby set forth and implemented effective immediately.
1. The following table identifies the services/functions considered essential and shall be
rendered by the office/unit responsible depending on the community quarantine measure in
place in the municipality:
Services / Functions ECQ MECQ GCQ MGCQ

1. Health & Emergency    
2. Administrative    
3. Security    
4. Financial    
5. Human Resource Management    
6. Research & Planning  
7. Participation in orientations and trainings    
8. Preparation of instructional materials  
9. Planning the organization of classes  
10. Facilitation/conduct of enrollment  
11. Information & Communication    
2. The IATF Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the

Philippines indicates the different work schemes applicable to the different quarantine
measures:
a. Under ECQ and MECQ - skeleton workforce for essential services

work from home arrangement for the rest
b. Under GCQ - 50% of the total workforce of the school/

department/office shall report physically
c. Under MGCQ - may operate at full operational capacity
3. The Skeletal Workforce Scheme is hereby adopted as the alternative work arrangement in the
event that the municipality of Cantilan is placed under ECQ, MECQ or GCQ. The Civil
Service Commission (MC 10, s. 2020) defines skeleton (skeletal) workforce as “a work
arrangement where a minimum number of employees is required to man the office to render
service when full staffing is not possible.”
a. Essential services identified in the given table above must be rendered using the
skeletal workforce scheme when the community quarantine measure in place in the
locality does not allow full operational capacity. Those not identified as essential
shall be rendered from home.
b. The above-mentioned offices rendering critical services shall be open from Monday
to Friday in order to provide continuous delivery of essential services.
c. Office hours shall be shortened, from 8:00 – 11:00 in the morning and 1:30 – 4:00 in
the afternoon.
d. Staff shall be arranged on a rotational basis. Work shift schedules and staff
assignments shall be determined by the respective office head.
e. Employees travelling from other towns shall be issued an employment certificate or

travel/work order in addition to the company I.D. for proper identification.
f. Attendance shall be monitored using the Employee Log Book.
4. Employees residing outside Cantilan will be provided with transportation service to and from
their residences and workstation. Health and physical distancing measures shall be followed
inside the vehicle.
5. The following are encouraged to work from home:
a. Those 20 years old and below;

b. Those 60 years old and above;
c. Those with high risk factors like pregnant employees, employees with diabetes,
hypertension, lung and heart diseases.
6. Heads of offices are to ensure that the following precautionary measures are implemented in
their different areas of responsibility:
a. Disinfection of offices and facilities;

b. Observance of physical distancing;
c. Wearing of face masks and/or face shields;
d. Restriction of unnecessary and unauthorized entry to offices;
e. Modification of office layout if necessary.
During the opening of classes in August, the following guidelines shall take effect. These are
considered preparatory to the event that face-to-face classes are allowed fully by the government.
1. Classes are scheduled so that not all teachers report physically every day, thereby limiting
the number of personnel in school in a day.
2. Teachers with class schedules on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (MWF), report only on
these days. Likewise, teachers come to school only on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
(TThS) when their class schedules fall on these days. This is made possible by ensuring
that the courses taught by a given teacher are scheduled together either M-W-F or T-Th-
S.
3. Needless to say, teachers are expected to work from home or facilitate online learning
during the days that they are not bound to report physically in school.
4. Minimum health and safety standards are to be followed at all times whether or not the
province/municipality is under a certain community quarantine measure.
The Human Resources Management Office, together with the Quality Assurance Office, shall
monitor compliance to the guidelines and ensure the undisruptive delivery of quality service by
the different offices/units.
These guidelines shall take effect immediately upon issuance and shall remain in force until the
State of Emergency has been lifted by the President.

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Saint Michael College

Cantilan, Surigao del Sur

GUIDELINES ON ALTERNATIVE WORK ARRANGEMENTS

Services / Functions ECQ MECQ GCQ MGCQ

2. The IATF Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the

a. Under ECQ and MECQ - skeleton workforce for essential services

b. Under GCQ - 50% of the total workforce of the school/

c. Under MGCQ - may operate at full operational capacity

e. Employees travelling from other towns shall be issued an employment certificate or

f. Attendance shall be monitored using the Employee Log Book.

5. The following are encouraged to work from home:

a. Those 20 years old and below;

a. Disinfection of offices and facilities;

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