The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded employers to observe the proper payment of wages on Rizal Day, December 30.

In Labor Advisory No. 32-2020, the DOLE said since Dec. 30 is a regular holiday, the following rules shall apply:
 
If the employees did not work, they shall be paid 100 percent of their salary for days indicated while for work done during the regular holiday, the employees shall be paid 200% of their regular salary for the first eight hours.
 
For overtime work (work done over eight hours), they shall be paid an additional 30% of their hourly rate.
 
If employees work on a regular holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate of 200 percent.
 
For overtime work on a regular holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on the said day.
 
However, in line with the existence of a national emergency due to the COVID-19 crisis, DOLE said establishments that have closed or ceased operations during the community quarantine period are exempted from the payment of the prescribed holiday pay on Dec. 30 under the said advisory.
 
In the same advisory, the Labor department also prescribed the pay rules for Dec. 31, 2020, a special non-working holiday. These are the following:
 
For employees who did not work, the “no work, no pay” policy shall apply unless there is another company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on special days.
For work done during the special non-working holiday, the employees shall be paid an additional 30% of their basic wage on the first eight hours of work.
 
For work done over eight hours (overtime work), the employees shall be paid an additional 30% of their hourly rate on the said day.
 
If the employees work on a special holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 50 percent of their basic wage on the first eight hours of work.
 
For overtime work on a special holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on the said day.