College student na gustong magtrabaho sa Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES)

DR. PERSIDA V. RUEDA-ACOSTA / MAGTANONG KAY ATTORNEY

Dear Chief Acosta,

Isa akong college student at nais ko sanang magtrabaho ngayong Disyembre sa aming Christmas vacation sa ilalim ng Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES). Gaano ba katagal ang pagtatrabaho na pinapayagan tuwing Christmas vacation sa ilalim ng SPES? — Jeremy

Dear Jeremy,

Para sa iyong kaalaman, ang batas na sumasaklaw sa sitwasyon na iyong inilahad ay ang Section 1 ng Republic Act No. 10917, na nag-amyenda sa Republic Act No. 7323 o mas kilala bilang “Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES)” kung saan nakasaad:

"SECTION 1. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any person or entity employing at least ten (10) persons may employ poor but deserving students, out-of-school youth (OSY) or, dependents of displaced or would-be displaced workers due to business closures, or work stoppages, or natural calamities, intending to enroll in any secondary, tertiary or technical-vocational institutions, fifteen (15) years of age but not more than thirty (30) years old, paying them a salary or wage not lower than the minimum wage for private employers and the applicable hiring rate for the national and local government agencies: Provided, That students enrolled in the secondary level shall only be employed during summer and/or Christmas vacations, while the OSY and those enrolled in tertiary, vocational or technical education may be employed at any time of the year: Provided, further, That their period of employment shall be from twenty (20) to seventy-eight (78) working days only, except that during Christmas vacation, employment shall be from ten (10) to fifteen (15) days which may be counted as part of the students’ probationary period should they apply in the same company or agency after graduation: Provided, finally, That students employed in activities related to their course may earn equivalent academic credits as may be determined by the appropriate government agencies.” (Binigyang-diin)

Ibig sabihin, ang alinmang employer na mayroong hindi bababa sa sampung (10) em­pleyado ay maaaring magdagdag ng emple­yado mula sa mga mahihirap ngunit, natatanging mag-aaral, out-of-school youth (OSY) o dependents ng mga nawalan o mang­gagawang nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa pagsasara ng negosyo o stoppages sa tra­ba­ho o likas na kalamidad na nag­ba­balak mag-enroll sa anu­mang secondary, tertiary o technical-vocational institution. Nara­rapat na labinlimang (15) taong gulang hanggang tatlumpung (30) taong gulang ang mga nasabing nais kuning empleyado at ang ka­ni­lang pagtatrabaho ay mula dalawampu (20) hanggang pitum­pu’t walong (78) araw lamang ngunit, kung Christmas vacation ay mula sampu (10) hanggang labinlimang (15) araw lamang.

Sa iyong sitwasyon, ang pina­payagang panahon ng pagtatra­ba­ho tuwing Christmas vacation para sa mga kuwalipikadong emple­yado sang-ayon sa SPES ay mula sampu (10) hanggang labinlimang (15) araw lamang.

Nawa ay nasagot namin ang inyong katanungan. Nais naming ipaalala sa inyo na ang opinyong ito ay nakabase sa inyong mga naisalaysay sa inyong liham at sa pagkakaintindi namin dito. Maaaring maiba ang opinyon kung mayroong karagdagang impormasyong ibibigay. Mas mainam kung personal kayong sasangguni sa abogado.

Maraming salamat sa patuloy ninyong pagtitiwala.