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Hiring
Filipino Workers The
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration or POEA is the central
government authority under the Department of Labor and Employment in charge of
regulating the employment of Filipino workers and professionals overseas.
The POEA likewise administers a host of services to promote and
facilitate the employment of qualified Filipino manpower in many parts of the
globe. As a public employment
service institution, it maintains an in-house recruitment and job placement
facility known as the Government
Placement Branch or GPB. The GPB serves as an alternative facility in the hiring of Filipinos for
overseas employment. It boasts of
years of experience dating back to the 70s in the recruitment and placement
services primarily for foreign governments and select non-government
employers. It has deployed
thousands of top-caliber professionals and workers to construction, production
and service industries of countries in the Middle East, Asia, United States
and Europe. Foreign
employers dealing with the GPB take
advantage of: ·
a ready pool of pre-screened
applicants or a network of nationwide sources; ·
highly
professional recruitment and client service officers; ·
a one-stop
recruitment, processing & worker orientation center located in the heart
of a major business district, easily accessible to the airport, Embassies,
airline offices, banks, hotel, restaurants and shopping centers; ·
a network
of reputable medical clinics authorized by the Department of Health or DOH; ·
a network
of reputable trade testing centers authorized by the Technical Education &
Skills Development Authority or TESDA; ·
a network
of most widely read job advertisement publishing companies; ·
suitable
interview rooms and facilities; ·
comprehensive
guide to a Recruitment Agreement; ·
comprehensive
guide to an Employment Contract; ·
a
comprehensive pre-departure orientation for selected workers; ·
problem
and conflict management services; ·
hotel
reservations, airport and shuttle assistance services; ·
electronic,
web page & facsimile access. Applicants
aspiring for jobs with GPB employers
take advantage of well-screened employers and verified job-sites as well as
carefully negotiated terms and conditions of employment, most suited to their
qualifications. The GPB
does not charge workers placement fee. Requirements in Availing
of GPB Services
Foreign employers
interested to avail of GPB services
may submit the following:
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A briefing about their
company-nature of business, ownership, nationality, location, branches,
subsidiaries, mother companies, size of workforce, relevant company policies
and other related information; ·
A description of their manpower
requirements-position titles, job description, qualification criteria
(education, experience, age, gender, skills certification, etc.) and number of
persons needed per position; ·
Information on salary offer and
other benefits ·
Information on medical
examination and trade testing requirements of the country and the company as
the case may be; ·
Hiring timetable-target dates
involved in the short-listing of applicants, ·
Information on visa procedures
& work permit. ·
Other information as may be
necessary. Foreign
employers are likewise required to sign a Recruitment Agreement with the GPB
as well as Employment Contract with each individual worker hired.
The GPB welcomes inputs
to the Guide Recruitment Agreement and Employment Contract from foreign
employers for negotiation within the laws and policies obtaining in each
country. Costs Involved
The
GPB maintains the most competitive service fee, a fixed amount per
hired worker set by government and charged by GPB to its foreign employers to cover the overhead cost of its
services. In addition, the GPB
ensures that the following costs are borne by the foreign employer: ·
Roundtrip airfare ·
All fees
related to visa and work permit ·
Workers
membership fee with OWWA (Overseas Workers Welfare Administration) ·
Job
advertisements ·
Hotel
accommodation of company representatives doing interviews ·
Other fees
specially prescribed by host government The
GPB encourages its foreign
employers to offer reimbursement of costs incurred by the workers hired in
connection with their application such as, but not limited to, the costs of
passport, trade test and medical examination. For
more inquiries, visit or call:
Telephone
numbers: 722-11-77; 722-11-76;
722-1175 Fax
Number: (632)-727-77-81 e-mail: gpb@poea.gov.ph
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