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Section 14. Failure of the faculty to report for duty within one month after approval of his
appointment shall be ground for cancellation or recall of his appointment.

Section 15. Promotion is the advancement of a faculty from one rank to a higher rank or
from the sub-rank within the same faculty rank.

Section 16. A faculty shall be promoted to a higher rank in consonance with the NBC 461
Common Criteria for Evaluation (CCE) for Instructor I to Associate Professor
V plus Qualitative Contribution Evaluation (QCE) for Professor and the
provisions of the University Faculty Merit System.

Section 17. A faculty may file a protest on the appointment or promotion of another faculty
within one (1) month upon issuance of the appointment. The pertinent civil
service laws, rules and issuances relative to the protest or appeal shall be
followed.
ARTICLE III. STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Section 1. A Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS) device is to improve
the efficiency and effectiveness of the faculty and staff shall be implemented
by the University, upon approval by the Board of Regents and the Civil Service
Commission.

ARTICLE IV. INCENTIVE AND AWARD SYSTEM
Section 1. There shall be an incentive and award system to motivate and reward
deserving and meritorious faculty of the University.

ARTICLE V. GRIEVANCE SYSTEM

Section 1. The University shall create a Grievance Committee to improve the
relationships, morale, welfare, and related concerns of the employee of the
University.

Section 1.1. A faculty shall present complaints or grievance in writing to the
committee who will act in the best interest of the institution and the
employee concerned.

Section 1.2. Complaints or grievances shall be resolved at the department or unit
level. The employee has the right to appeal the decision to higher
authority.

ARTICLE VI. DISCIPLINE
Section 1. The University President may suspend or remove for cause, any employee
following due process set by the CSC and the University, without prejudice to
file an appeal with the Board of Regents within thirty (30) days after the receipt
of the decision.

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