Section 3
SEC. 3. Schedule of grades and rates of compensation. With the exception of the special groups provided in section five hereof, the positions to which this Act applies are classified into ten grades. Such grades and their rates of annual compensation are as follows: Rate of compensation Grade 1 ........................................................ P5.100 P5,400 P6.000 2 ....................................................... P3,960 4,200 4,500 4,800 3 ....................................................... 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,720 4 ....................................................... 2,400 2,580 2,760 2,940 5 ....................................................... 1,920 2,040 2,160 2,280 6 ...................................................... 1,440 1,560 1,680 1,800 1 ...................................................... 960 1,080 1,200 1,320 8 ....................................................... 720 780 840 900 9 ..................................................... 480 540 600 660 10 .................................................... 360 420 Grade 1 shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are, under administrative direction and with very wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, to serve as head of a very large or very important division or other unit of organization of similar import, engaged in work involving technical training and extended experience on the part of the employees; or to supervise the design and installation of complex and important accounting, office, or institutional system, methods, and procedures; or to plan, organize, and conduct investigations in original research or in development work in professional, scientific, or technical fields; or to perform the most important, difficult, and responsible work along highly specialized professional, scientific, or technical lines, requiring training, extended experience, and demonstrated attainments of an exceptionally high order. Grade 2 shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are, under administrative direction and with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, to serve as head of a large or important division or other unit of organization of similar import, engaged in work involving technical training and extended experience on the part of the employees; or to plan, organize, and conduct investigations in original research or in development work in a professional, scientific, or technical field; or to perform the most important, difficult, and responsible work along specialized professional, scientific, or technical lines, requiring training, extended experience, and demonstrated attainments of a high order. Grade 3 shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are, under administrative direction and with considerable latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, to serve as head of a division or other unit of organization of similar import, engaged in work involving technical training and considerable experience on the part of the employees; or to perform exceptionally difficult, important, and responsible work along professional, scientific, and technical lines, requiring training and extended experience and demonstrated attainments or along very highly specialized clerical lines requiring extended training and mastery in stenography, translation, or other kindred subjects. Grade 4 shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are, under direction and with considerable latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, to serve as head of a small division, or of a very large or very important section, or other unit of organization of similar import, engaged in work involving technical training and considerable experience on the part of the employees; or to perform very difficult, important, and responsible work along professional, scientific, or technical lines, requiring training, considerable experience, and demonstrated executive ability, or along highly specialized clerical work, requiring training, extended experience and proficiency in stenography, or translation and kindred subjects. Grade 5 shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are, under direction and with considerable latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, to serve as head of a large section or other unit of organization of similar import, engaged in difficult specialized work; or to perform difficult, important, and responsible work along professional, scientific, technical or specialized clerical lines, requiring training, considerable experience, and demonstrated capacity for sound independent work, and an intimate knowledge of a special subject matter, and/or superior skill in crafts or arts. Grade 6 shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are, under direct supervision and with substantial latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, to serve as head of a section or other unit of organization of similar import, engaged in varied and difficult work; or to perform moderately difficult, important, and responsible work along professional, scientific, technical, or specialized clerical lines, requiring training and moderate experience, or a lower training but considerable experience, thorough knowledge of a special subject natter, and/or unusual skill in crafts or arts. Grade 7 shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are, under general supervision and with some latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, to serve as head of a small section or other unit of organization of similar import, engaged in difficult but routine work; or to perform somewhat difficult, and responsible work along professional, scientific, or technical lines, or along clerical lines, requiring training and moderate experience, or lower training but considerable experience, and a good knowledge of a special subject matter; or skill in arts, crafts, or trades. Grade 8 shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are, under immediate or general supervision and with some latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, to perform responsible work along technical or clerical lines, requiring training and moderate experience, and a broad knowledge of a special subject matter; or simple elementary work requiring scientific or professional training with little or no experience; or subordinate professional or scientific work requiring training and experience; or important, difficult, and responsible subordinate vigilance work; or skill in crafts or manual labor. Grade 9 shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are, under immediate or general supervision and with limited latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, to perform simple but responsible work along technical, clerical, messengerial, or subordinate vigilance lines; or simple and elementary subordinate professional or scientific tasks, or semi-skilled crafts or manual labor, requiring training or advanced apprenticeship in subordinate professional or scientific work, or crafts. Grade 10 shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are, under immediate supervision, to perform the simplest routine clerical, messengerial, or custodial tasks, or unskilled manual labor, including apprenticeship in subordinate professional or scientific work or crafts.