DOLE reminds employers of pay rules for 'Undas', Bonifacio Day


Employees in the private sector who will render work on the observance of All Saints' Day on Friday, Nov. 1, All Souls' Day on Saturday, Nov. 2, and Bonifacio Day on Saturday, Nov. 30, are entitled to an additional wage as all the dates were declared holidays, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.

In Labor Advisory No. 10 series of 2024, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. designated Nov. 1 and 2 as special non-working holidays and Nov. 30 as a regular holiday under Presidential Proclamation No. 368.

Laguesma said employees who do not work on special non-working days are subject to the "no work, no pay" policy unless an employer’s policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement states otherwise.

For those working on special non-working days, employers must provide an additional 30 percent of the basic wage for the first eight hours, along with an extra 30 percent of the hourly rate for hours worked beyond that.

Should a special day coincide with an employee's rest day, the employer is obligated to pay an additional 50 percent of the basic wage for the first eight hours, plus 30 percent of the hourly rate for any overtime.

On Bonifacio Day, a regular holiday, DOLE mandates that employees who do not work will still receive 100 percent of their wage, provided they report to work or are on paid leave the day before the holiday.

If the day prior to the holiday is a non-working day or the employee’s rest day, they will still receive holiday pay if they worked or were on paid leave before that non-working day or rest day.

For those who work on Bonifacio Day, the guidelines require employers to pay 200 percent of the employee's wage for the first eight hours, with an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate for any overtime.

If the holiday falls on the employee’s rest day, they are entitled to an additional 30 percent of their basic wage, bringing the total to 200 percent for the first eight hours, along with the same overtime pay rate for any hours worked beyond that.