Rules & more rules on holiday pay!
Dahil sa dami ng classification ng days aside from working days, like rest days, non-working holidays, national holidays, local holidays, regular and special working holidays, once again the DOLE has issued guidelines on how to treat the upcoming holidays for November. Read on:
DOLE says there are five upcoming holidays this November to include All Saints’ Day [Nov. 1], All Souls’ Day [Nov. 2[, Eid'l Adha [Nov. 27 and 28] and Bonifacio Day on Nov. 30. All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days are special non-working days while Eid’l Adha is a national holiday. Bonifacio Day is a regular holiday.
For November 1 and 2, the pay rules for special non-working days apply as follows:
* If worked, the employee is entitled to 130 percent of his [or her] daily rate for the first 8 hours, and to an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on the said day for work performed in excess of 8 hours;
* If unworked, he or she is not entitled to any payment, unless there is a favorable company policy, practice or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment for special days even if not worked;
* If worked and falling on the employee’s rest day, the employee is entitled for the first 8 hours to 150 percent of his or her regular daily rate, and for work performed in excess of 8 hours, plus 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on the said day.
Over the weekend (Oct 31) Malacanang took away the national application of holidays for November 27 and 28 (Eid’l Adha), and November 30, 2009 (Bonifacio Day) making it a regional holiday for the autonomous regions of muslim mindanao.
