The Philippines Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued an advisory reminding employers on applicable pay rules during the observance of the Special Non-Working Holiday on Thursday, February 25, 2016 as the Filipino people will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.
According to DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz “The rules for pay on special days shall apply on Feb. 25, 2016 throughout the country,” Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said in a statement.
The Philippine president, Pres. Aquino issued Proclamation No. 1071 on July 8, 2015 declaring February 25, 2016 as a Special Non-Working Holiday throughout the country to mark the 30th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.
“We are issuing this Advisory to guide as early as possible our employers, especially in the private sector, and update our workers of the benefits due them. Keeping our workers rightly informed is also one way of empowering them,” said Baldoz.
Based on DOLE Advisory No. 08 Series of 2015, the following pay rules shall apply:
*** 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 special day.
*** For work done during the special day, the workers shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their daily rate on the first eight hours of work. The “Daily rate x 130% plus COLA” scheme will be observed.
*** For work done in excess of eight hours (overtime work), the workers will be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on said day. The computation will be: Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked.
*** For work done during a special day that also falls on the workers’ rest day, they shall be paid an additional 50 percent of their daily rate on the first eight hours of work, thus, the “Daily rate x 150% + COLA” computation will apply.
*** For work done in excess of eight hours (overtime work) during a special day that also falls on the workers’ rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on said day, or a computation of “hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 150% x 130% x number of hours worked”.