AMENDED Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) Act
What is it about?
It entices employers to hire poor but deserving students during the summer by mandating the local government unit (LGU) to shoulder 40% of the wages.
Important Things to remember:
1. To be eligible for the program, an employer has have at least 10 employees.
2. To be eligible for the program, an applicant must be a "poor but deserving student" aged 15 to 25 years old.
3. A "poor but deserving student" refers to a person whose parents' combined income does not exceed the annual regional poverty threshold level for a family of 6.
4. The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of each LGU shall facilitate the application of students to the program.
5. 60% of the student's salary will be paid by the employer, while 40% will be paid by the LGU in the form of vouchers the student can use in his school.
6. Any person or school that refuses to honor the voucher shall be punished with imprisonment of up to 1 year and a fine of at least P10,000.00.
Complete text of the law can be found at:
Amended SPES Program
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