PRESCRIPTION OF OFFENSES

Prescription of Offenses refers to the period within which a complaint for alleged violation of these
rules may be filed by the appropriate party, against an employee. Beyond said period, Offense will be
deemed prescribed. Meaning, the aggrieved party can no longer file the complaint for the said alleged
violation of these rules. This, however, shall not prejudice the right of the aggrieved party, other than
the Company, to pursue a separate administrative, civil and/or criminal case against an employee who
violated the former’s rights under existing laws.

6.1. The period of prescription of an offense shall start from the day the commission of the offense is
discovered by the Company and shall be interrupted when an investigation is conducted by the
Division/Department Head, Immediate Superior and/or another party designated by the Company.

Such period shall start to run again when the investigation proceedings terminate or when the
proceedings are unjustifiably stopped for thirty (30) continuous working days for any reason not
imputable to the offender.

6.2. The prescription period shall not run when the employee abandons his/her employment or is
absent from Philippine territory or is in hiding.

6.3. Offenses punishable by verbal reprimand to suspension shall prescribe in one (1) year.

6.4. Offenses punishable by termination of employment shall not prescribe.

7. PRESCRIPTION OF PENALTIES

The penalty for any offense committed must be implemented or enforced within the periods provided
below, otherwise the same shall prescribe. This means that after the period provided below has expired
with the penalties not being implemented, the same can no longer be enforced. Such periods shall
commence to run from the time the guilty employee is informed in writing of the findings and/or
decision on the offenses committed and the penalty(ies) therefor.

Penalties Prescriptive Period

1. Counseling or Verbal Warning Six (6) months

2. Written Reprimand One (1) year

3. Three (3) days suspension One (1) year & six (6) months

4. Five (5) days suspension Two (2) years

5. Ten (10) days suspension Three (3) years

6. More than Ten (10) days suspension Four (4) years

7. The imposition of the penalty of termination of employment shall not prescribe.