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DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENTCONTRACT
OF FILIPINO HOUSEHOLD WORKER
1. Original CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY (COE) issued by the
JapanImmigration Bureau, Ministry of Justice.
2. Original CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT complying with POEAsminimum
standard provisions signed by the Employer and Employee andtwo (2)
witnesses. The Contract must be notarized in the place/s wherethe
Employer and Employee affixed their respected signatures.NOTE: All
pages of Employment Contract must be signed by
both Employer and Employee.
3. Copy of Letter of GUARANTEE submitted to the Japan
ImmigrationBureau, Ministry of Justice.
4. Copy of Letter of JUSTIFICATION submitted to the Japan
ImmigrationBureau, Ministry of Justice.
5. Copy of Passport with valid visa of the Employer.
6. Copy of Passport of the Household Worker/Employee.
The following are also required:
A. FOR DIPLOMATSA certificate of Official Designation issued by
the proper
Embassy Official and copy of the Gaimusho ID.
B. FOR THE OTHER EMPLOYERSA certificate of Employment and
Organizational Chart of theCompany (in English) if Employer is
Company employed.
C. EMPLOYER should bring/allow the Household Worker toappear
personally at the Office of the Labor Attache fororientation within
five (5) days from the date of arrival.
FOR CHANGE OF EMPLOYER
Please attach Notice of Termination of Contract or RELEASE
LETTERfrom former Employer.
NOTE: Please attached one (1) set of photocopies.
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12. THAT after every year in service, the Employee shall be
entitled to two (2) weeks or
fifteen (15) days home leave in the Philippines with pay, and
the travel allowance andair passage to the hometown in the
Philippines and the return to Japan shall beprovided for by the
Employer.
13. THAT in the event the Employer wishes to terminate this
contract, one (1) monthseparation wage shall be paid to the
Employee or one (1) month in lieu thereof.
14. THAT the Employer may terminate this contract without prior
notice or payment in lieuof notice, if the Employee, in relation to
the employment:
i) willful disobeys a lawful and reasonable orders;ii) commits
misconduct such as fraud or dishonesty;iii) is habitually
neglectful of the required normal duties; oriv) is unfit to render
service as certified by a licensed medical
practitioner.
15. THAT the Employee may terminate this contract without prior
notice or forfeiture ofwages if the Employee is subjected to
inhuman treatment, unwarranted cruel
punishment, physical abuse and mental anguish or there is
reasonable fear ofphysical abuse and violence or disease while in
the employ of the Employer or isrequired to perform other acts not
within the scope of the regular working dutieswhich are indecent,
immoral and repulsive to basic human decency.
16. THAT in the event of death of the Employee during the terms
of this agreement,his/her remains and personal belongings shall be
repatriated to the Philippines at theexpense of the Employer, in
case the repatriation of the remains is not possible, thesame may
be disposed of upon approval of the Employees next of kin and/or by
thePhilippine Embassy/Consulate nearest the jobsite.
17. THAT either party may seek the participation of the Labor
Attache or any authorizedrepresentative of the Philippine
Embassy/Consulate nearest site of employment, in
the amicable settlement of any differences or disputes which may
arise in relation tothe employment of the employee. In case the
amicable settlement fails, the mattershall be submitted to the
competent or appropriate government body in host countryor in the
Philippines if permissible by host country laws at the option of
thecomplaining party.
18. THIS contract shall take effect on the departure date of the
Employee from Manila toJapan.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the contracting parties having read
carefully and fullyunderstanding the terms and conditions of this
contract, hereunto set their signatures, theEMPLOYER on this
_______ day of _______________________ at ____________________and
EMPLOYEE on this _______day of _________________________at
_______________________________________.
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___________________________________EMPLOYER EMPLOYEE
WITNESSES
1.____________________________________1.___________________________________
2.____________________________________
2.___________________________________
