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#52 Bautista v CSC – LAZATIN TOPIC: Personnel actions

DOCTRIN: T!ere is "eotion $!en an e%lo&ee isa%%ointe" to a %osition resultin' to a "iinution in "uties(

res%onsi)ilities( status or ran* $!ic! a& or a& notinvolve a re"uction in salar&+ ,!ere an e%lo&ee isa%%ointe" to a %osition $it! t!e sae "uties an"res%onsi)ilities )ut a ran* an" salar& !i'!er t!an t!oseen-o&e" in !is %revious %osition( t!ere is no "eotion an"t!e a%%ointent is vali"+

.ACTS:/+ Petitioner )e'an !er career in DBP as C!ie0 o0 

Division+ S!e $as su)se1uentl& %roote" to t!e%osition o0 Tec!nical Assistant

2+ Presi"ent A1uino issue" O / $!ic! aut!ori3e" t!ereor'ani3ation o0 DBP

a+ Petitioner $as te%oraril& a%%ointe" asAccount O4cer $it! an annual salar&o0 P2(67+77 $!ic! is e1uivalent to t!e/6t! ste% o0 Salar& 8ra"e 9S8;27

)+ T!is a%%ointent $as a"e %eranentsu)-ect to t!e result o0 t!e on'oin'reor'ani3ation o0 DBP an" t!e a%%roval o0 t!e CSC

<+ T!e Co%ensation an" Classi=cation Act o0 />>too* e?ecta+ To i%leent t!e a0oresai" la$( t!e DB@

%roul'ate" t!e 8overnent .inancialInstitutions In"e o0 Occu%ational Services$!ic! an"ate" 8.Is( li*e t!e DBP( to a"o%ta uni0or set o0 %osition titles in t!eir%lantilla

)+ DB@ issue" Cor%orate Co%ensationCircular No+ /7 $!ic! aut!ori3e" t!e 8.Is to

atc! t!eir current set o0 %osition titles tot!ose %rescri)e" )& t!e 8.Is In"e o0 Occu%ational Services )ase" on t!e nature o0 "uties an" res%onsi)ilities( 1uali=cationre1uireents 0or t!e %osition( !ierarc!& o0 

 -o)s( an" eistin' salar& ran'ei+ As a conse1uence( %etitioner $as

a%%ointe" on a %eranent status asBO II $it! an annual salar&o0 P/</(257+77 or t!e t! ste% o0 S8;26 9%rior to !er a%%ointent t!ereto(%etitioner occu%ie" t!e %osition o0 Account O4cer $it! S8;27 926t! ste%$it! an annual salar& o0 P/72(777+77

6+ Petitioner %roteste" !er a%%ointent as BO II)ecause it alle'e"l& aounte" to a "eotion "ue tot!e atten"ant "iinution o0 )ene=ts an"eoluents arisin' 0ro sai" a%%ointent

a+ Accor"in' to %etitioner( %rior to t!ereor'ani3ation o0 DBP( s!e occu%ie" t!e%osition o0 Account O4cer $!ic!( un"er t!e8.Is In"e o0 Occu%ational Services( $asassi'ne" a salar& 'ra"e o0 25 $!ile t!at o0 BO II !as a salar& 'ra"e o0 26

5+ DB@ "enie" t!e co%laint 0or lac* o0 erit+ CSCa4re"( rulin' t!at t!e a%%ointent o0 %etitioner

to t!e %osition o0 BO II $as "one %ursuant to avali" reor'ani3ation+ CA u%!el" t!e rulin'( =n"in't!at DBP un"ertoo* t!e atc!in' o0 %ositions inor"er to con0or to t!e 8.Is In"e o0 Occu%ationalServices )ase" on t!e e%lo&ees nature o0 0unction( !ierarc!& o0 -o)s( an" eistin' salar&ran'e+

ISSS:/+ ,!et!er or not t!e CA erre"; NO

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RLIN8:/+ A reor'ani3ation is vali" %rovi"e" t!at it is "one in

'oo" 0ait!+a+ A "eotion in o4ce is tantaount to

reoval( i0 no cause is s!o$n 0or it+ T!us()e0ore a "eotion a& )e e?ecte" %ursuantto a reor'ani3ation( t!e o)servance o0 t!erules on )ona ="e a)olition o0 %u)lic o4ce isessential

2+ T!ere $as no "eotion in t!is case )ecause%etitioner $as a%%ointe" to a %osition co%ara)leto t!e one s!e %reviousl& occu%ie"+ T!ere $as evenan increase in !er ran* an" salar&

a+ Petitioner 0aile" to %rove t!at t!e %osition o0 Account O4cer $it! S8;27 in t!e %lantilla o0 DBP %rior to its reor'ani3ation an" t!e%osition o0 Account O4cer $it! S8;25 un"ert!e 8.Is In"e o0 Occu%ational Services aret!e sae

)+ Petitioners %osition o0 Account O4cer $it!S8;27 $as atc!e" to t!e %osition o0 BO II$it! S8;26 )ecause s!e eercise"su%ervisor& 0unctions over certain )an*%ersonnel

c+ ,!ile t!ere $as a c!an'e in title 0ro

Account O4cer to Ban* ecutive O4cer(

%etitioners "uties an" res%onsi)ilities )e0orean" a0ter t!e reor'ani3ation reaine"%racticall& t!e sae+ @oreover( sai"a%%ointent resulte" to an increase o0 !ersalar& 'ra"e 0ro 27 to 26 translatin' to an

increase o0 !er annual salar& 0roP/72(777+77 to P/</(257+77+ n"er t!esecircustances( t!ere is no roo 0or t!e courtto rule t!at a "eotion too* %lace )ecause%etitioner even )ene=te" 0ro an increase inran* an" salar&

"+ Petitioner raise" 0or t!e =rst tie on a%%ealt!at t!e su%ervisor& 0unction o0 BO II is lesst!an !er 0orer %osition+ Petitioner neverassaile" t!e re"uction in t!e sco%e o0 !er"uties an" res%onsi)ilities arisin' 0ro !era%%ointent as BO II in t!e %rocee"in's)elo$+ @oreover( %etitioner %ro?ere" noevi"ence to esta)lis! t!e etent o0 t!ealle'e" re"uction o0 !er "uties an"res%onsi)ilities ot!er t!an !er sel0;servin'alle'ations

<+ T!e reor'ani3ation o0 t!e DBP $as a"e in 'oo"0ait!

DISPOSITIE: Res%on"ent $on+