At A Glance
- Private sector employees who will report for work on Friday, June 6, in observance of Eid'l Adha, and on Thursday, June 12, for Independence Day are entitled to special wage rates, as both dates have been declared regular holidays, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced.
Private sector employees who will report for work on Friday, June 6, in observance of Eid’l Adha, and on Thursday, June 12, for Independence Day are entitled to special wage rates, as both dates have been declared regular holidays, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced.
In a labor advisory issued on Wednesday, May 28, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma reminded employers that wage computation for these holidays must adhere to the guidelines set under Proclamation Nos. 727 and 911.
Laguesma said employees who work on a regular holiday are entitled to 200 percent of their daily wage for the first eight hours of service.
Those who work beyond eight hours must receive an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on top of the holiday pay.
If the holiday falls on an employee’s rest day, he noted that workers should be paid an additional 30 percent of the 200 percent holiday rate.
For overtime work rendered on such a day, they must also receive an extra 30 percent of their hourly rate on top of the total pay.
Meanwhile, Laguesma said employees who do not report for work on June 6 or June 12 are still entitled to 100 percent of their daily wage, provided they were present or on approved paid leave on the working day immediately preceding the holiday.