The Abbariao Difference

What exactly are POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines? Why is it necessary to have a POEA license? POEA is an acronym for the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. A license from this administration ensures that companies abide to the mandate and rules and regulations of the POEA itself. Licensing also means that there are non-POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines, and these firms without a license are also without definite rules, regulations, and mandates. The danger is most especially evident when non-POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines abuse their clients and the nurses that they recruit. Being the top provider of nurse in the US, American healthcare facilities have been heavily relying on the Philippines to provide the US with healthcare professionals. The preference for Filipinos is popular mainly because they speak good English and have the cultural affinity, making the adjustment and transition period much smoother and quicker for the employer and the employee’s part. But there is the danger that the recruitment agency a healthcare facility will transact with is not a POEA licensed recruitment company from the Philippines.

The POEA serves as a government agency that is responsible for optimizing the benefits of both the country’s overseas employment program, and consequently helps to abate the nursing undersupply crisis America is facing today. POEA was created in 1982 to promote and to monitor the overseas employment of Filipino workers. In 1987, POEA was reorganized to include the following expanded functions: to respond to changing markets and economic condition; and to strengthen the workers protection; and regulatory components of the overseas employment program. A POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines is then subjected to these functions. Moreover, POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines obey the following mandate which was created in 1995 in the light of emerging issues: guarantee of migrant workers rights; deregulation of POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines regulatory functions; stricter rules on illegal recruitment activities and the corresponding penalties; selective deployment; repatriation of workers; reintegration program; shared government information systems on migration and other basic assistance to OFWs and their families; use of information technology to facilitate dissemination of labor market information; expanded grassroots outreach education program to enable potential OFWs to arrive at informed decisions; one-country team approach to synergize services to Filipino overseas; and restructuring of systems for disposition of adjudication cases relating to overseas employment.

All POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines are subjected under the Deputy Administrator for Adjudication and Employment Regulation which evaluates and monitors performance of licensed agencies and recommends renewal of licenses. It also assists victims of illegal recruitment and at the same time conducts surveillance of suspected illegal recruiters. It is vital that POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines exist to prevent the exploitation of Filipino healthcare professionals. Hiring nurses from non-POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines might make the hospital or clinic liable for human trafficking. It is necessary that all transactions are legal. Also, POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines guarantee that the nurses’ rights are protected.

However, it does not mean that if you hire a nurse from a POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines that there are no risks involved. Even if the agency is a POEA licensed recruitment company in the Philippines, overpricing and provision of inadequate nurses (short-term contracts and low National Council Licensure Examination passing rates) are still possible. That is the reason why hospitals and clinics should still rely on a reputable POEA licensed recruitment company in the Philippines that has been in existence and has been trusted for a long time. Abbariao International is such a company. For more than 30 years of experience in healthcare consulting, management, and recruitment, both in the US and the Philippines, Abbariao International has made a name for itself. It has an unmatched track record of 100% repeat business with its existing clients, 94% very satisfied and satisfied approval rate, 98% nurse retention rate (nurses who finished their contract), and 94% qualifying passing rate in the NCLEX on first attempt for nurses. Abbariao International has provided long-term assignments to thousands of registered nurses and allied health professionals in the US, and their rates are 20-30% lower than industry standards—unbeatable when compared to the rates of other companies. Assessing the entire POEA licensed recruitment companies in the Philippines will show you that Abbariao still remains the most reliable, efficient, and capable nursing recruitment agency both in the US and the Philippines.