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ARTICLE X
SPORTS, RECREATION AND CULTURE

Section 1. The University and the ASSOCIATION establish and implement a year-round Sports,
Physical, Cultural, and Spiritual Development Programs in order to enhance team work, and
employee’s sense of morality and productivity.

Section 2. The University and the ASSOCIATION promote the development of professionalism
and enhance employee’s competency for better service to the University by sponsoring
educational field trip/lakbay aral for employees once a year.

ARTICLE XI
OTHER MEMBERS’ PRIVILEGES

Section 1. The University shall provide legal assistance to a member in any of the following
instances:

a) If the employee is sued by any party in administrative case in connection with the
performance of his/her duties and responsibilities.
b) If the employee is subpoenaed/summoned to testify as witness for the University before
any court, tribunal or body exercising quasi-judicial function.
c) All members can be given opportunity to consult the ISU Legal Officer for legal advice and
counseling pertaining to official function, through written request.
d) Attendance of all members to official hearing shall be on official time, unless the member
is used as witness for UNIVERSITY cases, it will be treated on official business.

Section 2. The University shall provide legal and moral support to all employees in case of
accident or any other untoward incidents in connection with the performance of his/her duties and
responsibilities.

Section 3. The University shall respect the right of the employee to refuse for good cause to work
overtime, or render services whether temporary assignment and/or reassignment such as detail
and given a designation other than his/her regular duties and function due to justifiable
reasons/cause.

Section 4. The University shall give preference to one of the children or next of kin of a member,
if qualified for the vacant position and if the need exists.

ARTICLE XII
GRIEVANCE MACHINERY

Section 1. The UNIVERSITY and the ASSOCIATION recognize their indispensable role and
hereinafter shall endeavor to further strengthen its existing Grievance Machinery to promote
peaceful, wholesome and desirable management-employee relations and to prevent the same
from the atmosphere of discontentment, disenchantment and dissatisfaction.