RMO No. 1-2019: Prescribes the policies and procedures in the annual search for the BIR’s Best Employee for Service Excellence and Public Trust (BIR’s BEST)

Summary

RMO No. 1-2019 sets the policies and procedures for the annual search for the BIR’s Best Employee for Service Excellence and Public Trust (BIR’s BEST).

Key points

1. Who is covered. Rank-and-file BIR employees in permanent positions with Salary Grade 24 and below, with at least two (2) years of service and a Very Satisfactory (VS) rating or equivalent for the last two consecutive rating periods. Nominees must have no finding of guilt for an offense involving moral turpitude and no pending administrative or criminal case, as certified by the Internal Investigation Division/Regional Investigation Division.
2. Two award categories. The categories are BIR’s BEST for Outstanding Performance and BIR’s BEST for Exemplary Ethical Behavior. The period covered is January to December of the previous year.
3. Criteria for Outstanding Performance. Superior Accomplishment 30%, Consistency of Work Performance 30%, Contribution to Office Performance 30%, and Work performed outside Regular Assignments 10%.
4. Criteria for Exemplary Ethical Behavior. Demonstration of Model Behavior 50%, and Performance of an Extraordinary Act or Exhibit of Admirable Qualities of a Public Servant 50%.
5. Selection and awards. The Executive PRAISE Committee selects the overall winner per category and indorses it to the Commissioner on or before July 1 of the current year. Finalists get ₱5,000 each and Certificates of Recognition, and overall winners get Plaques of Recognition at the BIR Anniversary Celebration.
6. CSC nominations. Overall winners may be nominated to the CSC Annual Search. The Outstanding Performance winner goes to the Presidential Lingkod Bayan/CSC Pag-asa Award, and the Exemplary Ethical Behavior winner to the Dangal ng Bayan Award.

Who is affected

• Rank-and-file BIR employees with permanent positions, Salary Grade 24 and below

Deadlines and effectivity

• Period covered: January to December of the previous year
• Winners indorsed on or before July 1

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