The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued the payment guidelines for the Special Non-Working days (November 1 and 2) and Regular holiday (November 30) on Tuesday, October 29.
Proclamation No. 368, series of 2023 states that the indicated pay rules shall apply:
Special Non-Working days from November 1, 2024 (All Saints’ Day) and November 2, 2024 (All Souls Day):
The advisory indicated that “If the employee does not work, the “no work, no pay” principle shall apply unless there is a favorable company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on a special day.”
Moreover, for work done during the said days, employers are required to pay employees an additional 30 percent of the basic wage on the first eight hours of work. If the employee exceeds the minimum number of hours required, the employer must give an additional 30 percent of the employee’s hourly rate on the same day.
If the holiday falls under the employee’s rest day and they decide to work, the employer shall pay them 50 percent of the basic wage on the first eight hours of work. Any additional hours allotted for work during the said day will allow employees to be paid an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate.
Moreover, any work done over the eight-hour minimum would acquire an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate on the same day.
Regular Holiday on November 30 (Bonifacio Day):
“If the employee does not work, the employer shall pay 100% of the employee’s wage for that day, provided that the employee reports to work or is on leave of absence with pay on the day immediately preceding the regular holiday,” DOLE stated.
However, if the day following the regular holiday is a non-working day or is the scheduled rest day of the employee, they shall be entitled to holiday pay if the employee reports to work or is on leave of absence with pay on the said day.
“For work done during the regular holiday, the employer shall pay a total of 200% of the employee’s wage for that day for the first eight hours,” DOLE said.
For work done over the eight-hour minimum, employees will receive an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate.
If the employee decides to work on their rest day during a regular holiday, employers are required to pay them an additional 30 percent of the basic wage of 200 percent. Any excess hours allotted for work during the said day shall allow employees an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate.
The advisory was penned on October 28 by DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma.
