New DOLE AEP Guidelines: Faster Processing and Skills Transfer Support

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has updated the guidelines for Alien Employment Permits (AEP) through Department Order (DO) No. 248 and its supplemental addendum DO 248-A-25 to facilitate the easier and faster hiring of foreign workers while protecting Filipino workers’ job opportunities by implementing mandatory skills transfer programs and assessments of economic needs. […]