Hiring of Contract of Service lawyers without required approvals
National Housing Authority · 2024
Severity: HighRecommendation: Unknown
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What Happened?
Category: Financial ManagementIssue: Non-complianceThe NHA hired lawyers on a contract basis without getting the necessary approvals from the government agencies, and paid them at specific salary levels.
Why It Matters
Recommended Actions
- Submit to природ the Audit Team the written approval of the OGCC for the Chief Corporate Attorney, Attorney IV and Attorney III hired as COS lawyers from January to August 2024
- And Subsequently, comply with COA Circular No. 2021-003 and COA-DBM JC No. 2, s. 2020, prior to hiring COS lawyers.
Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"The NHA hired Contract of Service (COS) workers as Chief Corporate Attorney, Attorney IV, and Attorney III without written approval of the OGCC and written concurrence from the COA, and paid them at salary grades (SG) ..."