Guidelines in the Conduct of Voluntary Regularization of Employees

May 23, 2017LABOR ADVISORY NO. 006-17GUIDELINES IN THE CONDUCT OF VOLUNTARY REGULARIZATION OF EMPLOYEESIn the interest of labor justice and to encourage voluntary regularization of employees and to ensure the rights of employees to labor standards benefits, self-organization and security of tenure, the following guidelines shall be observed: 1. Receipt of Letter of Voluntary CommitmentWithin five (5) days from receipt of the Letter of Voluntary Commitment from the establishment or employer, the Regional Director (RD) shall assign a Labor Laws Compliance Officer (LLCO) to conduct Joint Assessment.2. Conduct of Joint AssessmentThe LLCO shall proceed to the employer's principal office and other branches located within the area of the RD's jurisdiction, and inspect the work premises, review the employment records and interview randomly selected workers.The LLCO shall indicate in the Notice of Results (NR) the findings on general labor standards (GLS), on occupational safety and health standards (OSHS), and on status of employees' employment. The establishment shall be given twenty (20) days to correct deficiencies on GLS and maximum period of 90 days on OSHS, based...