Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

April 20, 2023 Dear Alfred Adrian Rapacon, Thank you for your request dated Apr 15, 2023, 02:07:45 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You asked for Clarification by requesting a copy of the contract. As a general rule, it is not required as an employee can start working for you without any contracts and it would make no legal difference in terms of your employer-employee relationship. Both parties would still have the same obligations and responsibilities to each other. What governs here is the fact that a working relationship has commenced. Nonetheless, providing copies of the contract have the following advantages. 1. Setting clear expectations from the start 2. Easier to prove what is expected of them 3. Memorializes your relationship with them However, the DOLE in some of its issuances has required contractors to issue copies of contracts to their workers as: 1. Department Order 150 Series of 2016 Guidelines toward voluntary compliance of security agencies with general labor standards (GLS) and occupational safety and health 2. Department Order 174 Series of 2017 RULES IMPLEMENTING ARTICLES 106 TO 109 OF THE LABOR CODE, AS AMENDED In this case, there is a need to issue copies of contracts if your nature of business shall fall within these contracting arrangements. Help us to continuously improve our FOI Program Implementation by accomplishing the DOLE-FOI Request Feedback Form through this link: bit.ly/DOLE-FOIFeedbackForm Thank you. Respectfully, Mark Valeros FOI Receiving Officer