The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded private-sector employers to observe the proper pay rules for workers who report for duty during Ninoy Aquino Day on Aug. 21 and National Heroes Day on Aug. 31.
Ninoy Aquino Day, which falls on Friday, Aug. 21, is a special non-working day, while National Heroes Day on Monday, Aug. 31 is a regular holiday.
Under Labor Advisory No. 31, employees who work on National Heroes Day are entitled to 200 percent of their daily wage for the first eight hours.
Workers who do not report for work on the regular holiday are entitled to 100 percent of their daily wage, provided they worked or were on paid leave on the workday immediately preceding the holiday.
If the day before the holiday is a non-working day or the employee’s scheduled rest day, the worker remains entitled to holiday pay if they worked or were on paid leave on the workday immediately preceding that non-working or rest day.
Employees who work beyond eight hours on the regular holiday must receive an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate for each excess hour.
If the regular holiday falls on an employee’s rest day and the worker reports for duty, the employee is entitled to an additional 30 percent of the 200-percent holiday rate.
Work beyond eight hours on a regular holiday that also falls on a rest day carries another 30 percent premium on the hourly rate, on top of the applicable holiday and rest-day rates.
For Ninoy Aquino Day, the “no work, no pay” principle applies unless a company policy or practice, or a collective bargaining agreement, provides pay for the special non-working day.
Employees who work on the special day are entitled to an additional 30 percent of their basic wage for the first eight hours, equivalent to 130 percent of their daily rate.
Work beyond eight hours carries an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate based on the special-day rate.
If the special non-working day falls on an employee’s rest day, workers who report for duty are entitled to an additional 50 percent of their basic wage for the first eight hours, or 150 percent of their daily rate.
For work beyond eight hours on a special non-working day that also falls on a rest day, employees are entitled to the corresponding 30 percent additional premium on their hourly rate.
DOLE urged employers to follow the prescribed holiday pay rules when computing wages for workers who report for duty during the two holidays.
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