He already filed a similar complaint against Labor Deputy Secretary Cinta M. Kaipat with the Office of Personnel Management.
His grievances stemmed from the reorganization in Labor implemented by Kaipat.
Pangelinan questioned Kaipat’s decision to transfer “unqualified” employees to classified positions.
“I agree that the department needs to be reorganized to cater to the present needs of its programs. I have no dispute to this effect,” he said.
But he said the transfers have procedural defects based on the Personnel Service System Rules and Regulations.
“The behavior is completely an unacceptable method in the selection of candidates and it is not based on the merit principle pursuant to section 10-20.2-005 that guides the classification of positions, employment conduct, movement and separation of employees,” he said.
Pangelinan said the reorganization effected by Kaipat has taken away his classified position and responsibilities.
His pay level was not changed, he said, but the responsibilities given to him were at least a level lower from his classified position.
Pangelinan told CSC that he was willing to amicably settle his complaint.
He said he brought his grievances to Labor Secretary Gil San Nicolas on April 28.
The Labor secretary, he added, assured him that he would call a meeting to address the problem.
There was no meeting but the Labor secretary “asked me to give the deputy secretary a chance,” Pangelinan said.
He is now asking CSC to restore all qualified employees to their employment property rights.
He also wants the removal of potential conflicts in the work place, saying that “personal relationship between managers and his subordinates that puts them in a favored position should not be tolerated.”
He requested that a desk audit be conducted to ensure that the types of jobs assigned to people are based on their actual responsibilities.
Kaipat, in an earlier interview, said “the reorganization was specifically authorized by law; [it] does not add any new employees, affect any staff salary (up or down) or any staff job classification; the department has been cross-training its employees in order to deal with shortages in funding and staff.”
