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Guidelines
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DEPARTMENT
ORDER NO. 2
(Series of 2001)
GUIDELINES
FOR THE CONDUCT OF JOBS FAIR BY PRIVATE ENTITIES, NON-GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
In line with the
government's thrust to further improve the delivery of frontline
services
and to ensure the Jobs Fairs conducted by private entities,
non-government
organizations, and educational institutions are in conformity with the
provisions of the Labor
Code, as amended, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, the
following
guidelines are hereby issued:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
Section 1. Objectives.
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General
Objective
The
Guidelines
shall help to fast track the delivery of employment facilitation
services
to the poor, unemployed, new entrants to the labor force, displaced and
returning migrant workers throughout the country; assist in the
filling-up
of vacancies of employers; and strengthen support for anti-illegal
recruitment
campaign of the Department of Labor and Employment. Section 2. Definition
of Terms. -
a.
Regional Office - refers to the regional Office of the
Department
of Labor and Employment (DOLE) having jurisdiction over the conduct of
the Jobs Fair.
b. PESO
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refers to the Public Employment Service Office having jurisdiction over
the conduct of a Jobs Fair.
c. Requesting
Party - refers to the entity requesting to host or sponsor a Jobs
Fair.
d. Participating
Entity - refers to employers, companies, licensed private
recruitment
and placement agencies, licensed employment agencies for overseas
employment,
registered contractors/subcontractors who will be joining the Jobs Fair
for purposes of recruitment.
e. Private
Recruitment and Placement Agency (PRPA) - refers to recruitment and
placement agency for local employment duly licensed by the DOLE.
f. Private
Employment Agency (PEA) - refers to a recruitment and placement
agency
for overseas employment duly licensed by the DOLE.
g. Registered
Contractor/Subcontractor - refers to job/service
contractor/subcontractor
duly registered by the DOLE pursuant to Department
Order No. 10 s.1997.
h. Private
Entity - refers to any individual, partnership, cooperative, or
corporation
having a legal juridical personality and existing under the laws of the
Philippines.
i. Educational
Institution B - refers to any private or public educational
institution
existing under the laws of the Philippines.
j. Jobs
Fair
- refers to an employment facilitation strategy to fast-track the
meeting
of job-seekers and employers, licensed/authorized recruitment of
agencies,
and registered job contractors/subcontractors in one specific venue at
a specified date and to disseminate information on other DOLE programs
and services.
k. Job
vacancies
- refer to existing job opportunities in enterprises of employers
and/or
listed with licensed/authorized recruitment agencies, and registered
job
contractors/subcontractors, accredited to participate in the Jobs Fair.
l. Job
Order
- refers to overseas job vacancies posted by accredited employers
approved
by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).
m. Jobs
Fair
Placement Report - refers to the report on applicants hired for
local
employment to be submitted by participating employers, private
recruitment
and placement agencies and registered job contractors/ subcontractors
to
the regional Office, copy furnished the PESO not later than one (1)
month
after a particular Jobs Fair.
n. Jobs
Fair
Deployment Report - refers to the report on workers placed abroad
to
be submitted by participating private employment agencies to the POEA,
copy furnished the Regional Office and the PESO, not later than ninety
(90) days after a particular Jobs Fair.
o. Jobs
Fair
Terminal Report - refers to the report to be submitted to the duly
authorized representative of the Regional Office, copy furnished the
duly
authorized representative of the PESO, by the participating employers,
PRPAs and PEAs, job contractors/subcontractors, and other participating
agencies before leaving the venue of the Jobs Fair. Section 3. Coverage.
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These
Guidelines shall apply to all Jobs Fairs to be conducted, hosted,
sponsored
and/or co-sponsored by Non-government Organizations and other private
entities
including educational institutions and participated in by accredited
employers,
PRPAs and PEAs, or registered contractors/subcontractors. Section 4. Procedure
in the Conduct of Jobs Fair. -
A.
Before the Actual Jobs Fair
1.
Role/responsibility of requesting party
The
Requesting
Party shall file a request for the conduct or Jobs Fair, in writing,
with
the Regional Office, copy furnished the PESO, at least ten (10) working
days before the scheduled date of the Jobs Fair enclosing therewith the
list of employers and agencies intending to participate in the Jobs
fair
with copies of license, registration certificate, and job
orders/vacancies.
The request should indicate the proposed date and venue of the Jobs
Fair.
Private employment agencies to participate in the Jobs Fair must
properly
secure Provincial Recruitment Authority (PRA) from the POEA.
2. The
DOLE
Regional Director and/or his duly authorized representative/s shall
conduct
an ocular inspection of the venue of the proposed Jobs Fair as well as
verify the job vacancies, job orders and licenses of the participating
employers and agencies within five (5) working days from the receipt of
said request. Job vacancies and job orders must be matched with the
skills
registry in the area.
3. The
DOLE
Regional Director shall evaluate and determine the merit of the request
and approve the request in writing within five (5) working days from
receipt
thereof. Copy of the approval shall be furnished the PESO concerned. B. During the
Jobs
Fair
1.
Representatives of the Regional Office and/or the PESO shall supervise
the conduct of the Jobs Fair to ensure its conformity with the existing
rules.
2. If
the Jobs
Fair includes the participation of private employment agencies,
representative/s
from the POEA shall likewise supervise the Jobs Fair to ensure its
conformity
with POEA Rules and Regulations.
3. Jobs
Fair
procedure must be posted in conspicuous places in the venue. C. After the
Jobs
Fair
1.
Before leaving the venue of the Jobs Fair, all participating employers,
companies, recruitment agencies and job contractors/subcontractors or
their
duly authorized representative/s shall submit Jobs Fair Terminal
Report,
using the prescribed form, to the duly authorized representative of the
PESO. If the Jobs Fair is participated in by private employment
agencies,
the POEA representative must be furnished copy of the Jobs Fair
Terminal
Report.
2.
Writing one
(1) month after the Jobs Fair and every month thereafter until such
time
that the final report is submitted, the participating employers,
companies,
PRPAs and job contractor/subcontractors shall submit Jobs Fair
Placement
Report to the Regional Office, copy furnished the PESO, using the
prescribed
form.
3.
Within ninety
(90) days after the Jobs Fair and every month thereafter until such
time
that the final report is submitted, the participating private
employment
agencies shall submit Jobs Fair Deployment Report, using the prescribed
form, to the POEA, copy furnished the Regional Office and the PESO.
4. The
Regional
Office, with the assistance of the PESO, shall consolidate all reports
for submission to the DOLE Secretary copy furnished the Bureau of Local
Employment. Section 5. Requirements
for participating employers and agencies. -
a.
All participating private establishments, companies, recruitment
agencies,
job contractors/subcontractors must have existing job vacancies or
approved
job orders which must be submitted to the Regional Office, copy
furnished
the PESO, at least ten (10) working days before the Jobs Fair.
b. All
participating
private recruitment and placement agencies must have a valid PRPA
License/authority
issued by the DOLE.
c. All
participating
private employment agencies must have a valid POEA License, Provincial
Recruitment Authority and available job orders.
d. All
participating
job contractors/subcontractors must be registered to the DOLE.
e. All
participating
entities using the electronic medium in the recruitment and/or
placement
of persons must be registered with the DOLE.
f.
Representatives
of participating agencies and employers must have the authority to
decide
on the hiring of applicants. Section 6. Prohibitions.
-
a.
No jobs Fair by private entities or any non-government organizations
shall
be conducted without the prior written approval of the Regional
Director.
b. No fees
whatsoever
shall be collected from the job seekers or applicants in the Jobs Fair.
Collection of placement fees from applicants and service fees from
principals
shall be in accordance with the existing rules and Regulations
Governing
Private Recruitment and Placement Agencies for Local Employment or the
existing POEA Rules and regulations on collection of placement fees for
overseas employment.
c. No
advertisements
or press release should be made by the organizer/s or host/s without
the
proper clearance from the Regional Office, provided that when overseas
recruitment agencies and/or overseas job vacancies are included, proper
clearance/s from the POEA are also secured. Section 7. Jobs
Fair by Educational Institutions. -
Educational
Institutions may conduct Job Fair/s without seeking approval of the
DOLE,
provided that:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
a.
said Job Fair/s are solely for their students and new graduates;
b. the
same
is to be conducted within their premises;
c. the
participating
entities and companies are hiring for their own staff complement; The DOLE
Regional
Office or PESO may supervise, provide technical assistance in the
conduct
of jobs fair and monitor the results of the jobs fair.
Should the
Jobs Fair by educational institutions fail to conform with the
provisions
of this Section, all the other provisions of this guidelines shall
apply.
Section 8. Administrative
Cost. -
The requesting
party shall shoulder all the administrative costs in the conduct of the
Jobs Fair.
Section 9. Penalties.
-
Any violation
of this guidelines involving recruitment and placement for local
employment
shall be punishable in accordance with Articles 39 and 288 of the Labor
Code, as amended. However, if the violation is related to
recruitment
and placement of overseas employment, the pertinent provisions and its
Implementing Rules and Regulations or the POEA Rules and Regulations
shall
apply.
This penal provision
shall apply only to recruitment and placement agencies for local and/or
overseas employment participating in the Jobs Fair.
Section 10.
Effectivity. -
These Guidelines
shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2)
newspapers
of general circulation.
Manila,
Philippines, March 22, 2001
PATRICIA A.
SANTO TOMAS
Secretary
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