Section 22Sec./Art. 22

Employment Status of EBET Trainees. - An EBET trainee shall not be considered an employee of the enterprise for the duration of the EBET Program, unless otherwise provided for under this Act.

The EBET graduates shall be given preference in the hiring of workers by the enterprise that implemented the EBET Program and shall be exempt from probationary employment therein, when hired for a position requiring the competencies and qualifications obtained from the EBET Program.

The EBET trainees may also be hired by the enterprise even before the completion of the EBET Program, which shall result in the automatic termination of the EBET Program, which shall result in the automatic termination of the EBET Agreement between them: Provided, That such trainees shall likewise be exempt from probationary employment.

For the avoidance of doubt, this section shall not apply to trainees who are regular employees of the enterprise, and who shall continue to enjoy their status as such.

Enterprises shall be prohibited from training the same trainee twice consecutively: Provided, That a trainee who receives training from the same enterprise twice consecutively shall be considered a regular employee of the said enterprise.