DOLE issues pay guidelines for December holidays
The Department of Labor and Employment on Monday issued pay rules for private sector employees who will report to work on the declared holidays in December.
In a statement, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III reminded employers to observe the proper payment of wages for the December holidays.
Covered by Labor Advisory No. 32, series of 2020, are the three special non-working holidays and two regular holidays in December.
The special holidays are the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (December 8) Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, while the regular holidays are Christmas Day and Rizal Day (December 30).
According to DOLE, the prescribed pay rules for December 8, 24 and 31, 2020 are the following:
- For workers who did not work, the “no work, no pay” policy shall apply unless there is another company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on special days.
- For work done during the special non-working holiday, the workers shall be paid an additional 30% of their basic wage on the first eight hours of work [(basic wage x 130%) + COLA].
- For work done over eight hours (overtime work), the workers shall be paid an additional 30% of their hourly rate on the said day [hourly rate of the basic wage x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked].
- If the employees work on a special holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 50% of their basic wage on the first eight hours of work [(basic wage x 150%) + COLA].
- For overtime work on a special holiday that also falls on their rest day, the workers shall be paid an additional 30% of their hourly rate on the said day [Hourly rate of the basic wage x 150% x 130% x number of hours worked].
For December 25 and 30, which are regular holidays, DOLE said the following shall apply:
- If the employees did not work, they shall be paid 100% of their salary for days indicated [(basic wage + COLA) x 100%], while for work done during the regular holiday, the workers shall be paid 200% of their regular salary for the first eight hours [(basic wage + COLA) x 200%].
- For overtime work (work done over eight hours), the workers shall be paid an additional 30% of their hourly rate [Hourly rate of the basic wage x 200% x 130% x number of hours worked].
- If employees work on a regular holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30% of their hourly rate of 200% [(basic wage + COLA) x 200%] + [30% (basic wage x 200%)].
- For overtime work on a regular holiday that also falls on their rest day, the workers shall be paid an additional 30% of their hourly rate on the said day [Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 200% x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked].
However, in line with the existence of a national emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DOLE said establishments that have closed or ceased operations during the community quarantine are exempted from the payment of the prescribed holiday pay for December 25 and 30. — Ma. Angelica Garcia/RSJ, GMA News