DoLE issues holiday pay rules
Employees who work on a regular holiday that falls on their rest day are entitled to an additional 30 percent of their basic wage of 200 percent
Employees who work on a regular holiday that falls on their rest day are entitled to an additional 30 percent of their basic wage of 200 percent
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has reminded employers that employees who will work during the Holy Week holidays are entitled to additional pay.
Based on Labor Advisory No. 04-25, employees are entitled to additional pay on the regular holidays of Maundy Thursday (17 April) and Good Friday (18 April), as well as on the special non-working day of Black Saturday (19 April).
For the declared regular holidays, employees who render work are entitled to 200 percent of their wage for the first eight hours and an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate thereafter.
Employees who work on a regular holiday that falls on their rest day are entitled to an additional 30 percent of their basic wage of 200 percent.
Meanwhile, for work done more than eight hours on a regular holiday that also falls on an employee’s rest day, the employer shall pay an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate.
If the employee does not report for work, they shall be paid 100 percent of their wage for that day.
On the other hand, for the declared special non-working day, employees who will render work shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their basic wage for the first eight hours and an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate for overtime work.
For employees who will work on a special holiday that also falls on their rest day, the employer shall pay them an additional 50 percent of their basic wage for the first eight hours of work.
Lastly, if an employee does not work, the “no work, no pay” principle shall apply unless there is a favorable company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement granting payment on a special day.
