Section 9Sec./Art. 9

Commitment to Provide and Promote the Creation of Employment Opportunities. -The grantee shall create employment opportunities as well as accept on-the-job trainees in their franchise operations:Provided,That priority shall be accorded to the residents of the place where their principal office is located:Provided, further,That the grantee shall ensure that at least sixty percent (60%) of its employees are regular employees and in no case shall the percentage of contractual employees, job orders, casuals, talents and independent contractors combined, exceed forty percent (40%) of its total workforce:Provided, finally,That the grantee shall comply with the applicable labor standards and allowance entitlement under existing labor laws, rules and regulations and similar issuances.

The employment opportunities or jobs created shall be reflected in the General Information Sheet (GIS) to be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) annually. In addition, the grantee shall include its annual report to Congress the number of its regularized employees and secure a compliance and clearance certificate from the Department of Labor and Employment and its relevant attached agencies.