in Achieving VSU’s Breakthrough Results

Best Practices in Rewards and Recognition

in Achieving VSU’s Breakthrough Results in PRIME HRM

Edgardo E. Tulin, PhD

President, Visayas State University

VSU Rewards and Recognition

General Objective:

To recognize, confirm and

reward officials and employees

of the Visayas State University

(VSU) individually or in groups,

for their suggestions, invention,

superior accomplishments and

other personal efforts which

contribute to the efficiency,

economy, or other improvement

in the operation of the

department/office/college/school,

or for other extraordinary

exemplary service and conduct.

SUCCESSFUL

R&REffective and

Efficient

HRM ORG

STRUCTURE

Effective

SPMS

Strategic

L&D

Effective

RSP

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BEST PRACTICES IN REWARDS AND RECOGNITION

IN ACHIEVING VSU’S BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS

IN PRIME HRM

SUCCESSFUL

R&R Effective and

Efficient

HRM ORG.

STRUCTURE

Effective

SPMS

Strategic

L&D

Effective

RSP

VSU R&R Framework

Family of the

Year

Best Unit

Service Award

Mt. Pangasugan Award

Gantimpala Agad

Award

Spot Award

Best Unit Head

Best Science

Research Assistant

Best Skilled Worker

Best Driver

Academician of the Year

Exemplary Unit Head

Exemplary Alumnus

Model Clerk

Model Utility

Worker/Messenger

Sandigan Award

Exemplary Behavior Award

Cost Economy Measure Award

1. VSU “Once in a lifetime” AWARDS

Exemplary Teacher

Exemplary Researcher

Exemplary Extensionist

Awarding Ceremony is held during VSU Annual Anniversary Celebration

Recipients of these awards are given preference in promotion, training

grants and scholarships.

VSU AWARDING CEREMONY

A

Simple PowerPoint Presentation

B

NBC 461 for faculty

5 points for

Administrative staff

For PROMOTION

For STEP INCREMENT

20 points

(awards/IPs/publication

for faculty

15 points for admin

staff

Points for Awards Received

Formal Introduction and Oath-taking of Newly-hired

faculty/staff

2. MONTH-LONG PHIL CIVIL SERVICE ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION

Health and wellness

activities such as

forum, bloodletting,

pap smear, blood

pressure taking and

others

MONTH-LONG PHIL CIVIL SERVICE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Fun-filled culmination program


Awarding of fun-run winners


Raffle draws


Loyalty Award given to faculty and staff who

have served VSU for 10-35 years


Grants Step Increment based on

merit to 5% of the top ranking

employees through forced ranking

with funding from GAA. (started

giving in 2016)

Requirement: Acceptable and

objective criteria with rubrics

in forced ranking approved by

Board of Regents (VSU BOR

Resolution No. 74, s. 2016)

3. STEP INCREMENT BASED ON MERIT

GAA budget for

publication

incentive; step

increment based on

meritorious

performance;

funds from other

trust funds for raffle

prizes & snacks

during annual PSC

culmination

program; and

household items for

raffles during

Christmas party.

Certification showing:

01 02

STEP INCREMENT BASED ON MERIT

STEP INCREMENT GRANT

2016

4141

4545

2017

2018

2019

Actual number of employees who have enjoyed

the 2-step increments for meritorious

performance

qualified

employees will

receive whole

year salary

differential in

December

VSU submits nomination

every year.

As a result, VSU produced

five (5) Presidential Lingkod

Bayan awardees for the last

5 years (2014-2018) and

ONE (1) PAG-ASA awardee

in 2017. This year, VSU

hoped to have one (1)

Lingkod Bayan & one (1)

PAG-ASA winners this year.

4. PARTICIPATION TO CSC HONORS & AWARDS

2014 Presidential Lingkod Bayan awardee, President

Edgardo Tulin with other awardees. He was the first VSU

faculty to receive the highest award for government

employees

2015 Presidential

Lingkod Bayan

awardee, Dr.

Roberto C. Guarte

(center)

2016 Presidential

Lingkod Bayan

Awardee, Dr. Jose L.

Bacusmo, former

President (center)

2017 Presidential Lingkod Bayan awardee

(Dr. Erlinda Vasquez, center) and Pag-asa

group awardees led by Dr. Othello Capuno)

2018 Presidential Lingkod Bayan

awardees, the VSU Forestal Advocates

group together with other awardees

5. PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS

Applies and in fact, enjoyed PBB since 2012 to 2016.

Failed to qualify, however, in 2017 by mere technicality

of not posting two (2) available documents in the

transparency seal due to change of secretariat in-

charge. Performance wise, VSU was qualified. For 2018

PBB, VSU per its own assessment, passed but is still

waiting for the final result from AO 25.

6. PUBLICATION INCENTIVE

Pays publication incentives to faculty who

published their research outputs

Articles in peer-reviewed journals:

P25,000 – International, ISI

P7,000 – International, non-ISI

P5,000 – National, Non-ISI

Books:

P50,000 – International, whole book

P10,000 – International, 1 chapter

P25,000 – National, whole book

P5,000 – National, 1 chapter

PUBLICATION INCENTIVE

0

10

20

30

40

50

2015 2016 2017 2018

No. of Publications

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

2015 2016 2017 2018

Financial Incentive

25

42

32

41

7. EDUCATIONAL TOUR PRIVILEGE

Grants annual educational tour privilege on

official time to all faculty and staff for FIVE (5)

days abroad and three (3) days if within

the country since 2009. This allows

employees to rejuvenate from stressful work.

For 2019 alone, 15 already enjoyed this

privilege as of June, 2019.

8. REST & RENEWAL SABBATICAL LEAVE

PRIVILEGEGrants ONE YEAR (1) Sabbatical Leave privilege

for REST and RENEWAL to qualified faculty (those

who served the university for 20 years or more per

BOR Resolution No. 213, s. 2018.

Although still a new privilege, VSU already granted

four (4) faculty members to enjoy a one year R

& R effective Aug.1, 2019 & one (1) for six

months effective July 1, 2019) .

9. FREE TUITION PRIVILEGE

Grants free tuition and

comprehensive fees to VSU

staff and dependents per

BOT Res. No. 23, series of

1993 who are qualified to

enroll in VSU in non-degree,

baccalaureate, post-

graduate diploma or its

equivalent, or graduate

programs since 1993 until

the free tuition privilege was

implemented.

Grants 1-2 days team

building activity annually to

all employees per unit or

group of units for rest and

rejuvenation from whole

year stressful work.

This is always looked after

to by employees that they

can go out and enjoy with

their group on official time

10. TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY (R & R)

Grants a 10-Day Compensatory Day Off with

pay to regular faculty with more than 23

workload units and staff on Vacation Sick

Leave status per BOR Resolution No. 29, s.

2001 effective January 1, 2002.

CDO is given in lieu of overtime services where

payment of overtime pay is not allowed.

11. COMPENSATORY DAY OFF

1. REST AND RENEWAL LEAVE benefits FOR ADMIN. STAFF

INCENTIVES IN THE PIPELINE (2)

General Qualifications (among others):

• Must be an awardee in any of a “once in a

lifetime” university awards

• Has served the university for not less than

20 years

• Must have a performance rating of

“Outstanding” for the last 4 rating periods

REST AND RENEWAL LEAVE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

INCENTIVES IN THE PIPELINE

a) For Unit Head:

• Has served 5 years as Unit Head

• Must have an output of at least one (1) operations

manual

• Can go on 3-6 months R & R

b) For Rank-and-file Admin Staff

• Only one (1) staff of a unit should be allowed in a year

• Can go on 1-2 months R & R

2. GRANT OF COMPENSATORY DAY OFF TO FACULTY

MEMBERS ON TEACHERS LEAVE WHEN SERVICE

CREDITS IS NOT ALLOWABLE:

INCENTIVES IN THE PIPELINE

RENDERING OVERTIME WORK FOR THE

FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

• AACUP accreditation purposes

• ISO accreditation

• INCOMING GRADUATION to review thesis

manuscripts of advisees.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence

then, is not an act, but a habit.”

– Aristotle

VSU’s Vision: A globally competitive university for science, technology, and environmental conservation

VSU’s Mission: Development of a highly competitive human resource, cutting-edge scientific knowledge and innovative technologies for sustainable communities and environment.

Thank you very much.

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