Book I — Pre-Employment
Article 32Fees to be paid by workers.
ELI5— what this means for you
A private employment agency cannot charge you any fee until you have actually found and started a job through them. Any fee must be covered by an official receipt. Paying before you get a job is illegal.
Key point
No job yet = no recruitment fee. An agency charging you before you start work is violating the law.
Official text — PD 442
Fees to be paid by workers.
Any person applying with a private fee-charging employment agency for employment assistance shall not be charged any fee until he has obtained employment through its efforts or has actually commenced employment. Such fee shall be always covered with the appropriate receipt clearly showing the amount paid. The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate a schedule of allowable fees.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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