HIRING STARTER KIT GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

It is recommended that you read through this manual and the Philippines Employment
Norms to understand the common needs and expectations of your Filipino Virtual
Assistants.
This hiring kit includes a New Hire Data Sheet to update your database. Send this to
your independent contractor to get important details about themselves. You can
customize this depending on the needs of your business or the role they are in.

Filling out the templates and other files

Enclosed in this Hiring Kit are several documents you can use as templates. You can
customize them based on how your business operates.
In these templates, you’ll see three types of highlighted words:
Legend
Blue highlight
● Items to personalize your templates and are meant to be long-term (e.g. company
name, values, etc.) For example:

● Items that apply to all your independent contractor hires regardless of their roles,
skills, or tenure (eg. benefits, values, company policies, etc.) For example:
What you can do:
● Edit, update, or remove the highlighted sections depending on how your
business operates
● For items like this, such as in the above-shown [Company name], you can use
the Replace All function in Microsoft Word to make editing more efficient.

Yellow highlight
● Items that must be customized per independent contractor (eg. compensation,
working hours, etc.). For example:

What you can do:

● Edit, update, or remove the highlighted sections depending on specific details
that apply per independent contractor you hire.

Green highlight
● Items that must be linked to your edited versions of the files based on your
company needs, so your independent contractors see the final versions. For
example:
What you can do:
● Edit, update, or remove the highlighted sections depending on how your
business operates.
● Link the green highlighted texts to the final version hosted in your cloud storage.

The linked text are currently attached to templates. Once you are done customizing the
documents, the links to your customised documents.

Links to all files

Hiring Starter Kit
● Hiring Starter Kit Guide (this file)
● Philippines Employment Norms
Independent Contractor Handbook
● Independent Contractor Handbook
● Independent Contractor Agreement Template (simplified)
● Independent Contractor Agreement Template (complete benefits)
● Independent Contractor Agreement Template (basic)
● New Hire Data Sheet
Policies and Procedures
● Company Policies and Procedures
● Leave Form
● Leave Turnover Template
● Performance Evaluation Form
Code of Conduct and Sanctions
● Code of Conduct and Sanctions
● Independent Contractor Disciplinary Action Form