Allowances
Employees of the school are given allowances during occasions of official
representation and school activities performed outside the school premises.
External Activity Allowance
Employees of the school assisting students during off-campus activities
and events are entitled to meal allowances for half day (at least 4 hours) and
whole day activities (4 hours and more) except on occasions where the said
activity is inclusive of meals, a regular school activity such as outreach
and/or is not officially endorsed by the school.
Attendance to seminars and other personal affairs, which benefit the
school, are supported by means of seminar fee assistance coursed through FASECC
and/or unit funds and provision for transportation. In the event that a school
vehicle is not available to transport participants or the travel is found to be
impractical, transportation allowance may be provided to the school employee.
All such provisions must be duly approved by the unit head concerned and the
head of Finance Administration.
Gas / Transportation Allowance
When possible, the school shall provide transportation for employees of the
institution attending to functions related to work such as attendance to
seminars, competitions, ocular visits and the like. In the event on the other
hand that no school vehicle is available and upon approval of the Finance or
Service Head, the concerned employee is entitled to receive gas allowance, for
those traveling with their own vehicle or transportation allowance for those who
will be using public transportation.
The issuance of this allowance is based on the estimated cost of travel as
computed by the Chief Accountant and in consultation with the Motorpool
Coordinator. A copy of the itemized
expense or receipts, when available, must be presented as part of the
liquidation report.
Education
Educational Benefit for Children
Upon completion of 3 year or more or less 30 months of tenure, employees
conferred regular are entitled to educational benefits for a maximum of two (2)
children enrolled at
100%
discount on tuition fees – for children enrolled in Grade School
50%
discount on tuition fees – for children enrolled in High School
Beneficiaries must be legitimate or legally adopted children of the
employee. Children are subject to rules and regulations for admission and must
maintain prescribed academic requirements for promotion and retention.
In consideration of the nature of educational service offered by the school, ESS
is awed and proud of its employee’s desire to continually improve and grow as
professional educators for the primary and secondary level.
In as much as the school wishes to accommodate all soon-to-be doctors in
education on the other hand, limited opportunities maybe offered by the school
in terms of managerial and supervisory positions brought about by the structure
of a school offering basic education. An employee of the school graduating from
Doctoral studies with preferred specializations aligned with the school’s
mission, vision and objectives maybe offered special designation/appointment –
in consideration that their doctoral dissertation has been approved by the
school president and maybe pursued by the school as a new program.
Honorarium for such appointments will be independently discussed based on work
load, scope of work and participation of the employee in the school program.
Masteral Incentive
The pursuance of advanced studies from ESS recognized colleges and universities
are acknowledged by the school by providing incentive for units earned and/or
completed.
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No. of earned Units |
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15 – 24 units |
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27 – 36 units |
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39 units and up |
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Diploma
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Masteral Degree |
1.
All units subject for computation must be completed
before June 1 of the school year
2.
A copy of the (1) Official Transcript of Records or (2) Official certification
of units earned must be presented to the HRD Office for verification.
Completion of the Permit to Study form does not compensate for the requirements
above.
3.
Intention to finish the degree must be clearly manifested by the employee
through enrollment in the intended program within the last two school years
(i.e. for this school year: 2008-2009 or 2009-2010)
4.
All MA degrees pursued must be in line with the faculty’s area of specialization
or related to educational management – misalignments will not be credited
by the school
5.
ESS has pre-selected preferred colleges and universities, enrollment in
institutions aside from the preferred list will entitle the faculty to only 80%
of the MA incentive
6.
The incentive is given only to faculty employees who are under “regular
employment” (with outstanding contract from June 1 to March 31). Other forms of
teaching contracts such as replacement or substitute are not entitled to the
benefit
Disqualification does not include prolonged absence due to medically related
leaves
7.
Upon completion of the MA studies, the employee must present a copy of the (1)
Diploma, (2) Thesis or Comprehensive Exam results, or both, and (3)
Certification of Graduation to be entitled to the annual Diploma or Masteral
Degree honorarium
8.
MA completion incentive is subject to 10% increase after every 5th
year
9.
This benefit is for fulltime teaching faculty employees only
10.
Honorarium is subject to 10% withholding tax
Medical
Health Card
The medical health card is a compulsory benefit issued to employees of the
school who have rendered at least 10 months of service on or before June.
Staff
Staff and assistants shall pay for the 60% premium of the benefit for the first
12 months and shall pay 40% of the premium thereon after.
Teachers
Teachers shall pay the 60% premium of the benefit for the first 20-24 months and
shall pay 40% of the premium thereon after.
In the event of separation from the school within the school year, the
employee shall be charged the unpaid premium for the remaining months of both
the employee and employer share.
Insurance
All employees of the institution are covered by a group insurance that
include medical assistance for accidents in campus and those which occur on the
way to work or on the way home from work.
During such circumstance, the Finance Administration shall take charge of
all processing for claims and the like.
Year End Honorarium
At the end of each school year, employees given or those who took additional
responsibilities for the school year are issued financial incentives for their
contributions to their department or the community.
Appointment Honorarium
Honorarium pay is offered to appointed heads,
level coordinators and subject area coordinators for their additional
supervisory loads. The computation of such pay is based on the type of work and
the number of individuals supervised within the school year.
All issued honorarium are determined at the start of the year by the Human
Resource Development Unit and are approved by the Vice-President for Finance and
the school President.
External Competition
Trainers for external academic competitions are appointed upon the
recommendation of the Unit head and/or Subject Area Coordinators in consultation
with the subject area teachers. A minimum of one and maximum of two teachers can
represent the school subject to the approval of the Unit Head.
Trainers of winning participant / group will receive cash incentives at the end
of the school year depending on the level and ranking.
In case of multiple student winners in the same level and competition, the
trainer shall be given the incentive only equivalent to the highest award
garnered by the participant.
On occasions where the school has granted to cover full/partial expenses of the
teacher-trainer for competitions, the school management shall have full
discretion on terms and conditions for the monetary rewards.
Successful employees personally competing under the name of the school are
entitled to any cash prize or incentive awarded by the organizers. They, on the
other hand are no longer entitled to any additional cash incentive from the
school.
Longevity Pay
Years of continuous and dedicated service to the school is rewarded and
recognized by the management at the end of each school year during commencement
exercises until their 20th year of service.
Recipients are awarded plaques of appreciation and monetary rewards
equivalent to the following based on their year of entry:
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Years of Service |
Year of Entry |
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1975 - 1991 |
1992 - 1998 |
1999 onwards |
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10th year |
50% of basic pay from the 1st year |
50% of basic pay |
30% of basic pay |
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15th year |
75% of basic pay from the 11th year |
75% of basic pay |
60% of basic pay |
|
20th year |
100% of basic pay from 16th year |
100% of basic pay |
100% of basic pay |
Monetary rewards are computed based on the current rate of the employee
on the year of the recognition.
Others
Absence Bank (for regular faculty only)
Cognizant of the need and the importance of a good attendance among teachers as
a vital factor for effective and efficient delivery, as well as, the possibility
of some unavoidable absences brought about by varied personal and health
reasons, the school management have decided to issue regular faculty employees a
considerable amount at the start of each school year to cover for more or less
five (5) days of absences which is reimbursable in cash if unconsumed.
Faculty absence must be duly filed before or immediately after the leave
to be entitled to the benefit.
Birthday
Blowout
Birthday celebrants are given greeting cards signed by the President or
Vice President together with meal incentives on their birthday month.
christmas
Gift
In the spirit of giving, the ESS management rewards its employees with an annual
monetary Christmas gift in addition to their 13th month pay based on
the number of years of service and additional goods depending on the
availability of school budget and management discretion.
Flexi-Time
As part of management incentive, identified key players in the institution are
issued Flexible work schedules for the duration of their appointment.
Recipients of the benefit are required to complete a 40 hour a week work
schedule, broken down either by eight (8) hours per day or the forty (40) hours
per week depending on management discretion without specific reporting time
restrictions.
Beneficiaries are required to observe restrictions set by the Human Resource
Development unit which promotes effective and fair privilege controls.
PERAA Membership
Regular employees of the school are automatically registered as members of the
Private Education Retirement Annuity Association (PERAA), which is a non-profit
multi-employer retirement plan provider exclusive to private education in the
The employee contribution of 3% of his monthly basic salary is matched by a
corresponding 3.25% contribution by the school which is equivalent to the saved
retirement contribution of the school for the employee.
Perfect Attendance Merit
The attendance record of employees are carefully monitored and supervised
on a monthly basis, diligent employees without absences and/or tardiness for
each month are awarded certificates of perfect attendance as proof of their
conscientiousness.
Within a period of a school year, employees with eight (8) perfect
attendance certificates may claim an equivalent reward from the school. The
counting of the incentive card maybe carried over up to the succeeding school
year.
Substitution
On occasions of faculty absence, under load teachers are tapped to
substitute for their colleagues. A full load employee requested to perform
substitution duties on the other hand receives substitution pay based on the
number of minutes rendered.
The computation for substitution pay is based on the minute rate of a 1st
year probationary faculty to be issued at the end of the school year.
Use of School Facilities