The Silay City government will implement a four-day compressed workweek beginning Monday, Oct. 5, as part of measures to reduce energy consumption and transportation fuel use.
Mayor Joedith Gallego issued an executive order adopting the flexible work arrangement for city government offices, with employees required to report onsite from Monday to Thursday.
Under the new schedule, covered offices will operate from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., while Friday will be designated as a non-working day.
Employees will still be required to complete 40 working hours per week under the compressed schedule.
The arrangement covers city government offices, departments, services, units, city-funded projects and facilities, as well as permanent, temporary, contractual and job order personnel, subject to applicable rules.
Gallego said the measure is intended to reduce the city government’s building energy load and transportation fuel consumption while maintaining the delivery of public services.
Offices providing frontline services are required to ensure that services remain available despite the compressed workweek.
Essential services involving health, public safety, emergency preparedness and emergency response will remain fully operational.
These offices may adopt shifting, skeletal workforce or staggered schedules to ensure continued services to the public.
The city government said the arrangement is consistent with Civil Service Commission policies on flexible work arrangements and a memorandum circular from the Office of the President encouraging government offices to adopt energy-conservation measures.
The four-day onsite work arrangement will remain in effect until lifted or earlier revoked by the mayor or superseded by a subsequent policy from higher authorities.*
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