Text of the provision
Art. 32. Fees to be paid by workers. Any person applying with a private fee-charging employment agency for employment assistance shall not be charged any fee until he has obtained employment through its efforts or has actually commenced employment. Such fee shall be always covered with the appropriate receipt clearly showing the amount paid. The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate a schedule of allowable fees.
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 private fee-charging agency may not collect anything from a job applicant until he has actually obtained or started the job through its efforts. Any fee must be covered by a receipt showing the exact amount paid, and the Secretary of Labor issues the schedule of allowable fees.
Questions about this provision
- Can a recruitment agency collect a placement fee from me before I actually get the job?
- Is a recruitment agency required to issue a receipt for the placement fee it collects?
Related provisions
- Article 31 — Bonds Posted By Recruiters.
- Article 33 — Reports On Employment Status.
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.