The Philippines will be celebrating the 28th anniversary of the world-renowned 1986 People Power Revolution on February 25, 2014. The EDSA Holiday for the year 2014 is a special holiday for schools only.
The February 25 EDSA Holiday is NOT a special non-working holiday, based upon Proclamation 655, for private establishments, the EDSA Holiday is an ordinary work day and no premium is required to be paid for work on the said day.
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For those who are working in private schools, whether academic or administrative personnel “shall be paid in accordance with the rules for pay on special (non-working) days,” the Department of Labor noted based upon Labor Advisory No. 06, Series of 2013.
Meanwhile President Ninoy Aquino started the EDSA Revolution celebration in Mindanao visiting the typhoon Pablo victims. On Tuesday, February 2014, the President will be in Cebu for the traditional “Salubungan.” He will also visit Bantayan Island, one of the worst affected area hit by super typhoon Yolanda last November 2013.
Here’s the Pay Rules for those who are working in Private & Public Schools:
- 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.
- If the employee worked, he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her daily rate on the first eight hours of work. Computation: [(Daily rate x 130%) + COLA).
- If the employee worked in excess of eight hours (overtime work), he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her hourly rate on said day. Computation: (Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked).
- If the employee worked during a special day that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional fifty percent of his/her daily rate on the first eight hours of work. Computation: [(Daily rate x 150%) + COLA].
- If the employee worked in excess of eight hours (overtime work) during a special day that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her hourly rate on said day. Computation: (Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 150% x 130% x number of hours worked).
