DOLE: Double pay for work done on Eid'l Adha

Employees who will be on duty on June 17, Eid’l Adha, shall be entitled to a double pay for work done on the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

Labor Advisory No. 08, series of 2024, signed by DOLE Undersecretary Carmela Torres, stipulates the computation or rules on the payment of wages for the regular holiday.

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., through Proclamation 579, declared June 17 as a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha. 

In its latest labor advisory, the DOLE said that “for work done during the regular holiday, the employer shall pay a total of 200% of the employee's wage for that day for the first eight hours,” computed as (Basic wage x 200%).

Meanwhile, if the employee does not work, the employer shall still pay 100% of the employee's wage for that day, “provided that the employee reports to work or is on leave of absence with pay on the day immediately preceding the regular holiday.”

“Where the day immediately preceding the regular holiday is a non- working day in the establishment or the scheduled rest day of the employee, he or she shall be entitled to holiday pay if the employee reports to work or is on leave of absence with pay on the day immediately preceding the non-working day or rest day,” the DOLE said.

For overtime work or in excess of eight hours on the regular holiday, the employee gets an additional 30% of the hourly rate on said day, computed as (Hourly rate of the basic wage x 200% x 130% x number of hours worked).

“For work done during a regular holiday that also falls on the employee's rest day, the employer shall pay the employee an additional 30% of the basic wage of 200% (Basic wage x 200% x 130%),” the DOLE said.

Moreover, if the employee reports for work on the holiday and renders overtime duty, the employer shall pay an additional 30% of the hourly rate on said day, computed as (Hourly rate of the basic wage x 200% x 120% x 130% x number of hours worked).

Eid'l Adha is one of the two important holidays in the Muslim calendar, the other being Eid'l Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

During Eid'l Adha, Muslims slaughter sheep, goats, cows, and camels to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son on Allah's command. —KBK, GMA Integrated News