[1] Labor Laws Cheat Sheet - Book 1 to Book 2

From St. Ven's Cheat Sheet

BOOK 1: PRE-EMPLOYMENT

• Recruitment and Placement

• License

• Authority

• Employment of Non-Resident Aliens

Recruitment and Placement

• Canvassing, enlisting, contracting, transporting, utilizing, hiring, or procuring workers

• Referrals, contract services, promising, or advertising employment

• Offering employment to two or more persons with or without pay

License

DOCUMENT ISSUED BY DOLE FOR OPERATING PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

Recruitment and placement for a fee

Authority

DOCUMENT ISSUED BY DOLE FOR OPERATING PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

Recruitment and placement without fee

Employment of Non-Resident Aliens

• The employer must:

  • Obtain an employment permit from DOLE

  • Submit a list of non-resident aliens to be employed within 30 days

• The alien cannot transfer jobs or change employers without approval from DOLE

BOOK 2: HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

• National Manpower Development Program

• Apprenticeship

• Learnership

• Handicapped Workers

National Manpower Development Program

• National Policies and Administrative Machinery

• Manpower

• Entrepreneurship

National Policies and Administrative Machinery

• Summary is that this ensures efficient development and utilization of the nation’s manpower in establishing human resources

• Includes training and promotion of employment

Manpower

Portion of the population with actual or potential capability to contribute directly to the production of goods and services.

Entrepreneurship

Training for self-employment or assistance to individual or small industries.

Apprenticeship

• OJT + theoretical instruction

• 3 to 6 months

• Covered by apprenticeship agreement

• Companies have the option to hire after program

• Receives at least 75% of minimum wage

• Qualifications:

  • At least 14 years old

  • Vocational aptitude

  • Oral and written comprehension

Learnership

• Semi-skilled & non-apprenticeable industrial occupations

• Does not exceed 3 months

• Covered by learnership agreement

• Companies are obliged to hire after program

• Receives at least 75% of minimum wage

Handicapped Workers

• Earning capacity limited by age or mental/physical deficiencies

• Employed when employment is necessary to prevent reduction of employment opportunities and does not create unfair competition

• May be hired as apprentices or learners, provided that handicaps do not impede job performance