NurseLaw: Knowledge. Law. Options.
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
a. Introduction. NurseLaw: Knowledge. Law. Options.
b. Knowledge of the market
i. Global recession
ii. US as a destination for RN’s
iii. Options?
iv. Statistics on nurses by country
v. Annual nursing graduates
vi. Current issues in/with
1. Hospitals
2. Nursing schools
3. Review centers
4. Nursing aid/LPN schools
vii. Common requirements for jobs
c. Law
i. Contracts
1. Defined
2. Nature – a contract is law between/among the paties
3. Contract – elements
a. Consent
b. Subject matter
c. Price
4. Contracts – types
a. Agency contracts
b. Hospital/Agency contract
5. Key terms
a. Salary
b. Term of the contract
c. Benefits/compensation package
d. Penalty clauses
6. POEA Model Employment Contract
7. Case studies
a. Signing of two or more contracts
b. Withdrawing from contracts
c. Contract substitution
ii. Illegal recruitment
1. Defined
a. Under Labor Code
b. Under RA No. 8042
2. Elements
a. No valid license or authority
b. Does any “recruitment and placement”
3. How to avoid illegal recruitment
a. INVESTigate – due diligence
b. POEA tips
c. Devil is in the details (contracts, payment terms, security arrangements)
iii. Procedure with POEA
1. Agency to get license
2. Employer to be registered / accredited
3. Job order to be approved
4. Interview; venue
5. Contract
6. PDOS
7. OEC
8. OWWA membership
iv. Overseas placement rules – remedies
1. Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995
a. Recruitment violations – POEA
b. Disciplinary action vs. foreign principal or employer – POEA
c. Money claims – NLRC
d. Criminal case – Regional Trial Court
d. Options
i. United States of America
1. Updates on US immigration
a. Visa Bulletin
b. Current bills
c. Outlook
2. Basic process in employment-based immigrant visa
a. Packet 1
b. Packet 3
c. Embassy interview
3. Flowchart on EB3 processing
ii. Work in the Philippines
iii. Work in other countries
iv. Student visa
e. Open forum
f. Small group discussion
