Employees who reported to work on Monday, Dec. 26, are entitled to an additional pay as it is a special non-working holiday, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.
DOLE Sec. Bienvenido Laguesma has signed Labor Advisory No. 26, Series of 2022 which stated that employees who worked on the special day shall be paid by their employers with their basic wage plus an additional 30 percent of the basic wage (basic wage x 130 percent) on the first eight hours of work.
But if an employee did not report for work, the DOLE said that the principle of “no work, no pay” shall be applied “unless there is a favorable company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on a special day.”
Meanwhile, employees who worked overtime shall be compensated with an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate on the special day (hourly rate of basic wage x 130 percent x number of hours worked).
For employees who worked on the special day which happened to fall on their rest day, they shall be paid with an additional 50 percent of the basic wage on the first eight hours of work (basic wage x 150 percent).
If the employees worked overtime on the special day which happened on their rest day, an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate shall be paid to them (hourly rate of basic wage x 150 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked).
The advisory was signed by Laguesma last Dec. 23 and released to the public on Dec. 26.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. previously declared Dec. 26 as a special non-working holiday to extend the Christmas weekend and allow families to have a “full opportunity to celebrate the holiday with their families and loved ones.”