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Raffles Butler Intern
Role summary
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The Raffles Butler Intern supports personalized guest service, including welcoming guests, handling requests, coordinating amenities, assisting with luggage and transportation, and maintaining the high service standards associated with the Raffles brand. Candidates should be studying hospitality, tourism, or a related field, with good communication skills and a professional, courteous attitude. The role requires strong attention to detail, discretion, teamwork, flexibility, and willingness to work shifts, weekends, and holidays. English proficiency is expected; knowledge of additional languages is an advantage. The successful candidate should be eager to learn luxury hotel operations and consistently deliver warm, anticipatory service.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Raffles Makati
Raffles Makati is a luxury hotel in Makati City, Philippines, operated under Raffles Hotels & Resorts, the luxury hospitality brand of Accor. The property combines elegant accommodations with personalized butler service, refined dining, meeting facilities, and access to Makati's business and shopping district. Raffles is known internationally for iconic hotels, distinctive architecture, attentive service, and a strong tradition of treating guests with discretion and genuine care. As part of Accor, Raffles Makati benefits from the resources, training opportunities, and global mobility associated with one of the world's largest hospitality groups. The hotel offers a professional environment for hospitality students and graduates to develop practical experience in luxury guest relations, rooms operations, food and beverage, and other hotel departments.