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Part 1- Administrative Manual

4.4.10.3.5. If the aggrieved party is not satisfied with the decision, he/she may elevate his/her protest
to the Merit Systems Board, Civil Service Commission within fifteen (15) days from receipt
thereof. (CSC MC2, 1991; Grievance Machinery dated January 26, 2003).

4.4.11. Permit to Study

4.4.11.1. Employees who wish to enrol and pursue his/her education must seek the
approval/permission of the University;
4.4.11.2. Request for permission to study is open to all employees of IFSU either on full or part-time
basis with or without pay, shall be submitted to the Office of the University President,
through proper academic and administrative channels at least one month before the desired
start of the plan to pursue further studies;
4.4.11.3. Study permit shall be required of IFSU personnel who desire to study in this institution or in
other institutions, during or after office hours subject to the terms mentioned herein;
4.4.11.4. Study permit shall be secured every semester, unless the original approval is for a longer
period, i.e. whole duration of study;
4.4.11.5. The procedures to secure study permit shall be as follows:
4.4.11.5.1. Prepare request for Permission to Study in duplicate copies;
4.4.11.5.2. Submit the accomplished form to immediate supervisor for endorsement;
4.4.11.5.3. Forward it to the Faculty and Staff Development Committee (FSDC) for evaluation and
recommendation to the University President;
4.4.11.5.4. Forward it to the University President for appropriate action;
4.4.11.5.5. Submit it to the HRMO with the action taken by the University President for proper
monitoring/recording in the employee's 201 file;
4.4.11.5.6. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and/or Contract shall be executed between the
employee and the University through the University President; and
4.4.11.5.7. Any violation of the terms and conditions in the MOA shall be a ground for the
cancellation of the study permit. The employee maybe subjected to sanctions stipulated
in the MOA.

4.4.12. Permit to Practice One’s Profession/Engage in Useful Employment Outside IFSU
4.4.12.1. In no case shall an employee of IFSU practice one’s profession outside the school, during
office hours without approval/permission of the University;
4.4.12.2. Permit to practice one’s profession/engage in useful employment outside IFSU after office
hours maybe granted to IFSU employees provided it is not detrimental to the University
and there is no conflict of interest for which the University interest is jeopardized and
subject to the following procedures:
4.4.12.2.1. Request Letter to the University President;
4.4.12.2.2. Endorsement of the immediate supervisor;
4.4.12.2.3. Approval and recommendation of the FSDC; and
4.4.12.2.4. Approval and issuance of permit by the University President.

4.4.12.3. The permit shall be in a form of a formal letter from IFSU stipulating very clearly the terms
and conditions surrounding the permit to be fully conformed into by the requesting
employee; and
4.4.12.4. Violation of any of the terms and conditions in the permit shall be a ground for the
cancellation of the permit to practice one’s profession outside of IFSU and the imposition of
appropriate sanction.

4.4.13. Scholarship/Training
4.4.13.1. Faculty and Staff may avail of scholarship grants from the University and other sponsoring
agencies;
4.4.13.2. Scholarship grantees shall be governed by their scholarship agreement, existing CSC
Study Leave laws, regulations and other important issuances promulgated by competent
authorities and the Faculty and Staff Development Program (FSDP) of the University; and

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