Who are public officials in the Philippines?

Section 3.
(b) "Public Officials" includes elective and appointive officials and employees, permanent or
temporary, whether in the career or non-career service, including military and police personnel,
whether or not they receive compensation, regardless of amount.

Can government employee have business?

According to service rules, any government employee can not be open or run any business in
his/her name. But if you want to run a business, for extra income, you can be start the same by
the name of any member of your family i.e. wife, son, daughter, mother, father or brother.

Can a government employee practice his profession?

"No government official or employee shall engage

in the private practice of his/her profession unless authorized by the Constitution, law or
regulation, provided that such practice will not conflict or tend to conflict with his official
functions".

Can government employees bid on government contracts?

OPM rules are very clear that, if you are a full time government employee, you cannot work for a
contractor being sold back to the federal government. Nor are you allowed, as a
federal employee, to form a company and bid on federal work.

Can relatives work in the same department?

In the business world, nepotism is the practice of showing favoritism toward one's family members
or friends in economic or employment terms. ... In response, some larger companies have
instituted "anti-nepotism" policies, which prevent relatives (by blood or marriage) from working in
the same department or firm.

Can a government employee buy a contractor lunch?

Government personnel may accept unsolicited gifts if they are not cash and are valued at or
under $20 per source, per occasion. ... (Consequently, accepting lunch from a contractor
employee with the intent to “pay next time” is not an acceptable means to eliminate the prohibited
gift.

Should a couple work together?

The new thinking is that spouses should not work together. A man and his wife should
work separately so that each one of them enjoys his/her independence. There are dangers
associated with working together as husband and wife. They can work together just for a while,
or as one of them looks for work elsewhere.

Can my boss ask about my personal life?

Generally speaking, an employer may not inquire or otherwise obtain facts about
highly personal aspects of an employee's private life. For example, an employer may not ask an
employee about her sex life with her husband.
Can my boss tell other employees my personal information?

Employees' personal information, however, should be protected from inappropriate use or from
being willfully re-disclosed without authorization. ... Specifically, employers may inform prospective
employers about a former employee's training, experience, qualifications, job performance
and the reason the employment ended.