- CHERYL G. CRUZ
Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma has issued the pay rules for the regular holidays on March 28 and 29, and special nonworking day on March 30.
In Labor Advisory No. 02-2024, Laguesma said that for the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday regular holidays, private sector employees who work on those days should be paid 200 percent of their wage for the day for the first eight hours, computed as basic wage x 200 percent.
For work done in excess of eight hours, the employee shall be paid an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate on said day, or hourly rate of the basic wage x 200% x 130% x number of hours worked.
For work done during a regular holiday that also falls on the employee’s rest day, the employer shall pay the employee an additional 30% of the basic wage of 200%, computed as basic wage x 200% x 130%.
An employee who will work in excess of eight hours during a regular holiday that also falls on his or her rest day shall receive an additional 30% of the hourly rate, or hourly rate of the basic wage x 200% x 130% x 130% x number of hours
worked.
“If the employee does not work on a holiday, 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,” Laguesma said.
For the Black Saturday pay rule, the DOLE said the “no work, no pay” principle shall apply if the employee does not work, unless there is a favorable company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement granting payment on a
special day.
For work done during the special day, an employee shall be paid an additional 30 percent of the basic wage on the first eight hours of work, or basic wage x 130%; and an hourly rate of the basic wage x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked, if an employee worked in excess of eight hours;
For work done during the special day that also falls on the employee’s rest day, he or she shall receive an additional 50% of the basic wage on the first eight hours of work, computed as basic wage x 150%; and an hourly rate of the basic wage x 150% x 130% x number of hours worked, for work done in excess of eight hours during the special day that also falls on an employee’s rest day, the DOLE added./CGC
