DEFFICIENCIES, MISDEMEANORS, AND CORRESPONDING PENALTIES

Definition of Terms

1. Tardiness or late – the arrival of a clerk to an assigned post or place of activity in a period of five (5) to fifteen (15) minutes after the designed appointed time.

2. Absences – the arrival of a clerk to any assigned post or place of activity or review/update/grounds TPC classes by more than fifteen (15) minutes after the designated time, or his total non-appearance for that whole day.

3. Out of post – the absence of a clerk in his assigned place of activity without permission.

4. Abandonment of post – the absence of the clerk from his assigned place of activity to the point of leaving the confines of the hospital or College without permission from a resident or consultant after reporting for duty.

5. Justified Tardiness and absence – refers to those lates or absences due to extraordinary circumstances such as sudden illness, inability to leave an emergency or serious patient, assisting in an operation or delivery, and other unavoidable situations.  It is however, required to provide proof of the occurrence before being classified as “justified”.

6. Excused Tardiness and Absences – refers to those lates or absences with prior permission or excuse from authorized persons provided it is justifiable reasons.