Memorandum Circular No. 23
Series of 2003
TO : All Concerned Entities
RE : Guidelines on the Registration of Principals Hiring Immigrant-Workers
and Documentation of Immigrant-Workers
Further
to Memorandum Circular No. 10 series of 2003, on the recruitment and
placement activities of immigration consultancy agencies and other
similar entities, the following guidelines are hereby issued:
I. Registration of Foreign Principals/Employers
1. Initial Registration
The following documents shall be submitted for registration of the principal:
a.
Notarized
Special Power of
Attorney issued
by the principal/employer to the agency;
b. Manpower Request from the principal, stating the position and salary;
c. Valid principal's business license or registration certificate or equivalent document;
d. Master employment contract incorporating, among others, the minimum terms and conditions of employment.
2. Validity of Registration of Principal
The
registration shall be valid for four (4) years, unless sooner revoked
by the Administration, on any of the following grounds:
a. Expiration of the principal's business license
b. Upon written mutual agreement by the parties to pre-terminate the agreement
c. False documentation or misrepresentation in connection with the application for registration; and
d. Final judgement in a disciplinary action against the foreign principal.
Provisional
registration may be granted for a period of ninety (90) days for a
principal that substantially meets the registration requirements.
3. Open Registration
The
foreign principal/employer may be registered to more than one agency
provided that the principal and the agency shall adopt a uniform
compensation package. There shall be no minimum number of job order or
minimum number of deployed workers that will be registered.
4. Report to POLO on Registered Principals/Employers
The
Landbased Center shall furnish the Philippine Overseas Labor
Office/Philippine Embassy, a listing of registered principals, on a
quarterly basis, for purposes of monitoring and reference.
II. Requirements for Issuance of Exit Clearance
The following shall be submitted/presented to POEA as requirements for the issuance of exit clearance:
a. Request for registration of immigrant-worker
b.
Individual employment
contract/employment offer or
equivalent document
c. Information sheet
III. Name Hiring
The following requirements shall be submitted by the immigrant-worker requesting documentation through the name hire facility:]
a. Individual employment contract
b. Visa or equivalent document
The
name hire shall be exempted from the medical examination requirement
given the medical examination requirement by foreign embassies for
immigrant visa holders.
This Circular takes effect 15 days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
ROSALINDA DIMAPILIS-BALDOZ
Administrator
15 August 2003
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