Are you a New Zealand employer recruiting skilled migrants from the Philippines? RecruitNZ can assist you with all the necessary Philippines documents and compliance matters. Doing this yourself can be time-consuming and stressful if you’re not familiar with the requirements and procedures.
RecruitNZ has years of international recruitment experience and is a DMW accredited agency (formerly POEA), working closely with Philippines government departments and current protocols.
Our Philippine documents and compliance support is available as a standalone service or as part of full international recruitment.We are experienced, reliable, and efficient – and will guide you through the whole process.
Philippines documents and compliance services
DMW accreditation
Anyone who wishes to recruit from the Philippines must be accredited by the POEA (Philippine Overseas Employment Administration) – now known as the DMW, or Department of Migrant Workers.
That applies to both recruitment agencies, as well as to employers who wish to recruit from the Philippines – whether or not they are working with a DMW/POEA approved agency.
DMW accreditation requires significant information gathering and paperwork for both employers and agencies.
Because RecruitNZ is up to date with DMW/POEA accreditation requirements, we can save you significant time and stress by managing the process.
MWO/POLO job order documentation
MWO (Migrant Workers Office – formerly known as POLO, the Philippine Overseas Labour Office) has a physical presence in Wellington. MWO job order documentation must be submitted for every role being recruited from the Philippines.
The migrant worker will need confirmation of this job order at a later stage, in order to apply for their Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC), as they will not be able to leave the Philippines without this.
MWO job order documentation
A job order needs to be verified with the MWO (Migrant Workers Office – previously known as POLO, or the Philippine Overseas Labour Office) in Wellington for every role being recruited. A verified job order is required in order for the migrant worker to apply for their Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC), as they will not be able to leave the Philippines without it.
NBI – Philippines National Bureau of Investigation clearance
All Filipinos must obtain NBI clearance before commencing local or overseas employment. The Philippines NBI clearance document certifies that the applicant is not involved in any on-going criminal cases in the Philippines. Recruit NZ can work with the Philippines NBI on your behalf.
OEC – Overseas Employment Certificate – document processing
Filipino workers can’t legally leave the Philippines for work until they have an OEC (Overseas Employment Certificate), which is valid for 60 days.
The OEC guarantees that the Filipino worker is covered by government protection and benefits, and also exempts them from paying travel taxes.
Obtaining an OEC involves two phases of documentation:
- Documents relating to the Filipino worker: this includes verifying their qualifications, providing a company profile, and a letter from MWO.
- Submitting labour-related documents, medical certificates, pre-employment orientation seminar certificates, and more.
RecruitNZ can manage the entire OEC process for you.
OFW compulsory insurance coverage
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) must take out compulsory insurance from the DMW (Department of Migrant Workers) in the Philippines. The main benefits of the OFW insurance coverage are repatriation as well as accidental death and permanent total disablement cover. RecruitNZ can organise the compulsory insurance for OFWs.
“Our Concrete Company engaged the services of Recruit NZ to help us find some Filipino concrete contractors to join our busy company. We have been extremely happy with the process that Recruit NZ have in place and were fully informed of what was happening the whole way through this journey. It is not a quick process and we could not have done this without a company like Recruit NZ on board to sort out all the legal requirements needed to employ someone from the Philippines. We are also thankful with the ongoing support we have had from Recruit NZ in helping out with the transition for the Filipino guys into our business. We would recommend this process to anyone looking to employ someone from the Philippines as we are more than happy with our 2 new workers. We are now looking to employ a few more candidates in the near future to help us grow our company.”
Jodie Wallen | Wallen Concreting
Do you need help with Philippines documents compliance?
Please contact us for advice and information, we’ll be glad to help you.