1.Why should Afforda be your choice for recruitment service?
Afforda is pioneer in Telecom ,IT and Networking technologies. Afforda has its own certified candidates in their job role. Hence , right candidate will be placed in the right job, matching the demands of our client.
2. What distinguishes Afforda from other agencies?
Afforda has its own training and technology division to provide qualified and competent candidates to our clients. Afforda has modern Lab and trade testing facility for our clients to check the proficiency of candidates on job role.
3. What is the estimated timeline required to mobilize candidates for the interview after we receive the Job description from the client?
One month time as the candidates have to serve minimum of one month notice period with his current Employer.
4. What is Foreign Employer (FE) registration in Emigrate webstie?
All the employers who wish to recruit manpower from India to register with www.emigrate.gov.in. This is an online portal , initiative taken by Govt of India to recruit manpower from India. This is mandatory process to be followed for all the employers from 17 ECR countries.
Employers from other countries are not required to register in Emigrate website, but required to submit the documents mentioned in sl no.5.
5. What is the mandatory recruitment documents required to be authorized by the Employers and given to the Registered Agents in India?
The following are the three major mandatory documents required to be authorized by the employer in his letter head and given to the Registered Agents in Indian to undertake recruitment of Indian workers.
1. Demand Letter: A “demand means” the category wise, skill-wise number of workers required by the employer for being employed in his establishment. This includes description of job-specifications and salary offered. This should be in the letter head of the employer addressed to the registered agent in India.
2. Power of Attorney: An employer shall authorize a recruiting agent in India, registered under the provisions of the Act, by a power of attorney executed in favour of the recruiting agent authorizing that recruiting agent for the purposes of the recruitment of persons on his behalf.
The above power of attorney shall be valid for the period of the employment contract of the recruited workers even if the certificate of registration of such recruiting agent ceases to be valid before that period. Unless specified normally the power of attorney is construed to be valid for one year from the date of issue.
3. Specimen Contract of Employment: In addition to the above, the employer is also, required to provide a “Specimen Contract of employment” in his letter head duly authorized to indicate the various terms and conditions of employment of the worker in advance.
6. What are the prevailing rates of ‘Minimum Wages’ notified by the Indian missions?
Under the directions of Govt. of India, the Indian Missions notify the minimum wages from time to time that should be adopted for payment by the Foreign Employers for various categories of Indian workers. The rates are available in the websites of the Indian Missions as well as the Offices of Protectors of Emigrants in India. The same is also available with the Indian Registered Agents.
The employers are therefore advised to consult these rates and prefer their demand duly complying with the norms fixed by the Govt of India in this regard. The same should be mentioned category wise in the specimen contract for scrutiny by the POE in India. Demands failing to comply with the minimum wages prescribed will be rejected by the Protectors of Emigrants in India. The current rates of minimum wages for Indian workers in ECR countries are given here: www.emigrate.gov.in
7. What is ‘Emigration Clearance’?
‘Emigration Clearance’ (EC) is the legal authorization for ‘emigration’ obtained in the prescribed manner and form from the Protector of Emigrants (POE).
Emigration clearance is issued under provisions of Sec 22(1) of the Emigration Act 1983.
This authorization is currently issued by POEs for emigrant who requires Emigration Clearance.
8. Who requires Emigration Clearance?
All Indian citizens whose Passports have been categorized as “Emigration Check Required” (ECR) are required to obtain Emigration Clearance (EC) from the POEs before proceeding to specified “ECR Countries” for the purpose of employment. As of now the Passports of all those persons whose educational qualification is below matric or 10th Standard are categorized as ECR Passports. An endorsement (ECR seal/stamp/remark) to this effect is provided either in the second page or in the last page of the Passport by the passport authorities in India ie. Regional Passport officers (RPOs) at the time of issue of Passports.
The employers are, therefore, advised to be aware of these legal requirements before recruiting Indian workers as well ensure that the Indian workers recruited obtain necessary Emigration Clearance if they are of ECR category. Recruiting Indian Workers without adhering to these legal requirements is illegal.
9. What are ‘ECR Countries’? List of countries for which ‘Emigration Clearance’ is mandatory
Emigration Check required” (ECR) Countries are countries notified by the Government of India for which it is mandatory for every individual holding Passport(s) in the said ECR country to obtain ‘Emigration
Clearance’ (EC) from the ‘POE’ before proceeding on employment to any such countries. List
of 17 ECR countries is as below:
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Qatar
Sultanate of Oman
Kuwait
Bahrain
Libya
Jordan
Yemen
Sudan
Syria
Lebanon
Afghanistan
Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
Iraq