SPES IMO Rev Ed 2017 PDF
SPES IMO Rev Ed 2017 PDF
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Bureau of Local Employment
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I. INTRODUCTION
Investing in youth and focusing on building their skills and capabilities through
education is recognized as essential in facilitating their successful entry into the
labor market. The students who finished their studies are more likely to have
better opportunities in a more vigorous and aggressive labor market which plays a
vital role in the economic development of a country. Thus, completion of
education could yield a long term spin-off of the youth’s marketability and
competitiveness in the labor market.
Under the program, beneficiaries are paid for the services rendered for temporary
employment, in partnership with the participating establishments, whether
private or public. Their salaries or wages based on the minimum wage in the area
or applicable hiring rate, are subsidized and paid by the government through the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Since its implementation in 1993, SPES is considered as one of the most relevant
and worthwhile youth employment programs of the government where the
students and out-of-school youth (OSY) as beneficiaries are exposed in the real
world of work. While gaining experience and enhancing their capabilities as future
members of the workforce, the program effectively hones their skills while molding
their attitude and habits towards work in a positive manner.
“The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to
quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps
to make such education accessible to all.” (Section 3, Art. XIV,
1987 Constitution)
The program assists the youth ages 15-25 particularly those who are poor, to keep
them in schools and finish their education by giving them the opportunity to work
and subsidizing the 40% share in their salary for 20 to 52 days work with either
private or public employers.
The SPES law was further amended by RA No. 10917 in 21 July 2016. Its
Implementing Rules and Regulations or IRR was signed by the Secretary of the
Department of Labor and Employment Silvestre H. Bello III on 20 March 2017.
The salient features of the amended SPES law include among others, the
institutionalization of OSY and dependents of displaced or would-be displaced
workers as program beneficiaries; the increase in age limit for SPES beneficiaries,
the number of work days, and DOLE’s percentage share in the salary of
beneficiaries in low-income local government units (LGUs); the fundamental shift
in the mode and medium of payment; the institutionalization of social protection
for SPES beneficiaries through a year-round accident insurance coverage; and the
development and maintenance of an information system for program
beneficiaries, key players and other stakeholders of the program.
6. Develop the Pre and Post-SPES Employment Basic Life Skills Survey
Questionnaires Kit for dissemination to the DOLE ROs and PESOs.
The BLE shall also conduct capacity building activities relative to the
conduct of the pre and post-SPES Employment Survey on basic life
skills for SPES beneficiaries;
IV. IMPLEMENTERS
1. Validate and ensure that all the pledges submitted through the
Pledge of Commitment or SPES Form 1 by the participating
employers have sufficient funds to cover the percentage share in the
salary and/or wages of the SPES beneficiaries as follows;
b. 60% share for local government units (LGUs), except for the
following low-income LGUs with a lower share:
2. Ensure that the regional office’s fund allocation for the pledges
received and approved under the program are sufficient to cover the
DOLE’s share in the salary and/or wages of the SPES beneficiaries;
8. Conduct and administer the Basic Life Skills Pre and Post-SPES
Employment Surveys to SPES beneficiaries before and after their
SPES employment. The conduct of the survey/test will be scheduled
by the PESO and shall be made mandatory upon all SPES
beneficiaries during the fiscal year of implementation;
V. STAKEHOLDERS
A. Beneficiaries – must be 15-30 years of age who are either students or
out-of-school youth (OSY), or dependents of displaced or would-be
displaced workers, intending to enrol and pursue their education, whose
combined net income after tax of parents, including his/her income, if
any, does not exceed the latest annual poverty threshold level for a family
of six (6), as determined and issued by the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA), in addition to the following
requirements:
2. The DOLE RO shall inform FOs of their budget allocation for SPES
based on received or obtained pledges;
3. FOs shall meet the PESOs to discuss and agree upon the budget
allocation and SPES targets for the implementing year;
6. The PESO, FO/PO and RO shall ensure that the pledges submitted
by the employer does not exceed its current total number of
employees;
9. The Regional Office through the FO and/or PESO shall inform the
employer/establishment of the approval of their pledges through a
letter or a notification stating the number of their approved pledges;
and
10. LGUs may assume full responsibility of paying 100% share in the
salary of beneficiaries and GPAI coverage of beneficiaries provided
that the LGUs shall seek approval of the concerned DOLE Regional
Office in writing to ensure compliance with this Rules.
C. Screening of Applicants
The PESO shall pre-orient the SPES applicant about the program, its
purpose and the supporting documents required to avail the program, and:
D. Placement/Employment Period:
The employer shall comply with the general labor standards and occupational
safety and health standards, and:
4. Ensure that SPES beneficiaries below 18 years of age shall work not
more than eight (8) hours a day nor more than 40 hours a week and
shall not be required to work from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
3. Submit SPES Form 5 at least ten (10) days before their date of
employment together with the Employment Contract or SPES
Form 4 with all the documentary requirements submitted by the
SPES beneficiaries attached;
1. After the end of the employment period, the employer shall pay
within fifteen (15) working days the salary and/or wage of the SPES
beneficiary in cash, in the amount equivalent to 60% of the existing
minimum wage or 25%-60% of the applicable hiring rate, as the case
may be.
3. The employer shall submit SPES Form 6 not later than five (5)
working days, containing the names of the SPES beneficiaries hired,
their descriptive position, the number of days employed, the amount
earned and paid by the employer, including the wage/hiring rate as
basis of their 25%-60% counterpart in the salary/wage of the SPES
beneficiary to the PESO.
In the event that the travel time will take more than five (5) hours for
the physical copy of the Terminal/Payroll Report to reach the DOLE-
RO, the PESO may send an advance copy through electronic mail
6. The DOLE FO shall within ten (10) working days validate and
examine if the number of days and corresponding salary appearing
in the Employers’ Payroll/ Terminal Report are correct, and submit
the same together with the complete documents of the beneficiaries
covered.
7. The DOLE Regional Office shall within twenty (20) working days
upon receipt of the validated Terminal Report, process and release
the 40% share in the salaries/wages of SPES.
1. The DOLE ROs shall pay the salaries or wages of SPES beneficiaries
in the form of cash through:
i. Payroll;
ii. Automated teller machine (ATM) cards;
iii. Cash cards;
iv. Check; or
v. any other acceptable means or facility
The Regional Offices shall submit the following reports to the Bureau of
Local Employment:
RO Focal/ TSSD Before the end of RO Focal and/or TSSD Head shall review and pre
Head March of the -approve the pledges and endorse to the Office of
Implementing RD for approval and signature.
Year
APPLICATION PROCESS
1st quarter for high Applicants must be 15-30 years old at the time
school students and of application; must be poor but deserving
SPES Applicant anytime of the year students with passing general weighted average;
for tertiary students or OSY duly- certified by the barangay or local
and OSY SWDO, intending to enrol in any secondary,
tertiary or tech-voc institution. Income after tax of
parents and his/her, if any, does not exceed
poverty threshold
Within the day of
application PESO shall inform the applicant of the purpose
PESO and objectives of the program.
Within the day the Employers shall also inform the PESO within 24
Employer SPES beneficiary hours after screening, the status of recommended
reports for SPES beneficiaries, if hired or not
screening/work
Employer or Within fifteen (15) Employers shall accomplish the Terminal Report or
Designated / working days upon SPES Form 7 using their own payroll form.
Authorized completion of
Representative SPES working
days
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