The Department of Labor and Employment through DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz urged all private business employers to observe the proper pay rules and core labor standards for their workers on February 19, 2015. The national government already declared the said date as a Special Non-Working Holiday.
Based upon Proclamation No. 831 series of 2014 declaring the List of National Holidays, Special Non-Working Holidays and Special Holiday for all Schools for the year 2015.
Proclamation No. 831 was signed by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III in the City of Manila last July 17, 2014.
The Department of Labor and Employment released the following Pay Rules for the Special Non-Working Holidays tomorrow, February 19, 2015:
Here’s the Pay Rules for the Chinese New Year 2015:
*** 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 or she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her daily rate on the first eight hours of work [(daily rate x 130 percent) + COLA];
*** If the employee worked in excess of 8 hours (overtime work), he or she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on said day (hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 130 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked);
*** If the employee worked during a special day that also falls on his or her rest day, he or she shall be paid an additional 50 percent of his or her daily rate on the first 8 hours of work [(daily rate x 150 percent) + COLA];
*** If the employee worked in excess of 8 hours (overtime work) during a special day that also falls on his or her rest day, he or she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on said day (hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 150 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked).
