Practice question
An employee proposes private legal work outside office hours that will impair official efficiency. The employee has written permission. Does the timing alone satisfy Section 138(b)?
- Yes, outside office hours is the only condition
- Yes, written permission erases the efficiency condition
- Yes, any fee makes impairment immaterial
- Yes, if the employee works at home
- No, the work must also avoid impairment of efficiency and actual or potential conflict with official functions
Legal references
- CSC Resolution No. 2500358, April 30, 2025, 2025 ORAOHRA, Section 138, page 84 (official issuance reproduced by NVSU): https://sdg.nvsu.edu.ph/storage/files/Oz6zeeCBnzn0YIBDPBBxp8q3NeHBKUUjkjXxigX4.pdf
- R.A. No. 6713, Sections 7(b)(2) and 13: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html
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