DOLE reminds employers of holiday pay rules for November 30 Bonifacio Day

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded employers of the pay rules that should be implemented for the regular holiday, Bonifacio Day, on November 30.

DOLE said employers should pay an employee, who did not work on the holiday, a 100 percent of the worker’s salary for that day [(Basic wage + COLA) x 100 percent].

But, if the employee worked on the holiday, the worker should receive 200 percent of the regular salary for the first eight hours of the day. [(Basic wage + COLA) x 200 percent].

If the employee worked more than eight hours (overtime work), the employer should pay the worker an additional 30 percent of the worker’s hourly rate (hourly rate of the basic wage x 200 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked).

DOLE also noted that if the employee worked during a regular holiday that also falls on his or her rest day, the worker should receive an additional 30 percent of the daily rate of 200 percent [(Basic wage + COLA) x 200 percent] + [30 percent (Basic wage x 200 percent)].

If the employee worked in excess of 8 hours (overtime work) during a regular holiday that also falls on rest day, the worker shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate (hourly rate of the basic wage x 200 percent x 130 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked).

DOLE’s advisory is based on presidential Proclamation No. 555 declaring November 30 as regular holiday in commemoration of the birthday of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio.

These following rules were prescribed to guide employers and workers in the computation of proper wages during the holiday, DOLE said. —LDF, GMA News