The Philippine national government announced earlier that November 30, 2014 is a regular national holiday in commemoration of the birth anniversary Andres Bonifacio, one of the country’s most popular revolutionary during the Spanish regime. According to Proclamation No. 655, the Philippine President declared the Regular Holidays, Special Non-Working Days, and Special Holidays for the year 2014.
Based upon Proclamation No. 655 signed by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, which was issued on September 25, 2013, putting November 30, 2014 as one of the Philippines Regular Nationwide Holiday.
The Philippine Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz urged all employees to follow the DOLE -approved Pay Rules for the November 30, 2014 holiday. She reminded the country’s private sector employers on the guidelines of the national holiday’s pay rules.
Listed below are the guidelines for November 30, 2014 Holiday Pay Rules:
(1) If the employee did 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;
(2) For work done during the special day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30% of his or her daily rate on the first 8 hours of work [(Daily Rate x 130%) + COLA)];
(3) For work done in excess of 8 hours (overtime work), he/she shall be paid an additional 30% of his/her hourly rate on said day (Hourly Rate of the Basic Daily Wage x 130% x 130% x Number of Hours Worked);
(4) For work done during a special day that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 50% of his/her daily rate on the first 8 hours of work [(Daily Rate x 150%) + COLA]; and,
(5) For work done in excess of 8 hours (overtime work) during a special day that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30% of his/her hourly rate on said day (Hourly Rate of the Basic Daily Wage x 150% x 130% x Number of Hours Worked).
