Text of the provision
Art. 29. Non-transferability of license or authority. No license or authority shall be used directly or indirectly by any person other than the one in whose favor it was issued or at any place other than that stated in the license or authority be transferred, conveyed or assigned to any other person or entity. Any transfer of business address, appointment or designation of any agent or representative including the establishment of additional offices anywhere shall be subject to the prior approval of the Department of Labor.
Labor Code of the Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
A licence or authority is personal to the holder and tied to the place stated in it — it cannot be used by anyone else, used elsewhere, or transferred, conveyed or assigned. Changing the business address, appointing an agent or representative, or opening additional offices requires prior approval from the Department of Labor.
Questions about this provision
- Can a recruiter operate under somebody else's agency licence?
- Does a recruitment agency need DOLE approval before opening a branch or appointing an agent?
Related provisions
- Article 28 — Capital Required Of Recruiters.
- Article 30 — Fees For Registration.
A note on article numbers. The articles of the Labor Code have been administratively renumbered, so the same provision is often cited under a different number. Supreme Court decisions write both, in the form “Article 297 [282]” — the new number first, the original in brackets. The text on this page is published under its original number, which is the numbering both source texts use. When citing, check which numbering your source follows.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.