THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has granted its contractual and job order workers a package of benefits including a five-day wellness leave pursuant to a government directive.
“This supports the primary goal of the government to provide a better quality of life for Filipinos thru mental and physical health and well-being initiatives, by allowing up to three consecutive days off, separate from existing vacation/sick leaves,” SBMA chairman and administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño said in a statement.
Aliño said the SMBA board approved the grant of ancillary benefits through Resolution No. 26-01-1655 ratified on Jan. 27 following a joint circular issued by the Civil Service Commission, the Commission on Audit, and the Department of Budget and Management.
He added that the grant of these benefits was intended to empower non-organic personnel to “more effectively fulfill their contractual obligations, particularly where service exigencies require extended work hours, mobility beyond official stations, and the continuity of SBMA operations.”
