One of the most difficult functions of personnel management is that which concerns compensating the employees fairly and equitably.
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION SYSTEM
The American Regime * Act No. 102 Act Regulating the Salaries of Officers and Employees in the Philippine Civil Service
The Commonwealth Regime * Commonwealth Act No. 402 An Act to Provide for the Classification of Positions and Standardization of Salaries in the Government
The Philippine Republic * Position Classification and Pay Plans of 1957 * Budgetary Reform Decree on Compensation and Position Classification of 1976 Presidential Decree No. 985 * Compensation and Classification Act of 1989 Republic Act No. 6758 An Act Prescribing a Revised Compensation and Position Classification System in the Government and for Other Purposes – Salary Standardization Law RA 6758 – Salary Standardization Law * Integrated allowances and benefits into the salary * Increased the salary schedule from 28 to 33 grades * Reduced classes of positions * Implemented salary increase based on the revised schedule
(Please see attached Table for Total Compensation)
TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE
Governing Principles of the Compensation Plan * All government personnel shall be paid just and equitable salaries and wages * The basic pay for all personnel in the government shall generally be comparable with those in the private sector * The total compensation program of government personnel shall be maintained at a reasonable level in proportion to the national budget * Government compensation rates shall be reviewed periodically taking into account possible erosion in purchasing power due to inflation and other economic factors
Salary Schedule * The salary schedule under the CP is a table of Salary Grades (SG) consisting of several salary steps with corresponding money values. * A