The Department of Labor and Employment reminded private sector employers to observe the pay rules for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
“I urge you to share your blessings and joy of the season and, in the interest of our workers’ welfare and protection, pay them correctly during the holidays. Voluntary compliance with labor laws by observing the pay rules and other core labor and occupational safety and health standards during the holidays is good for business,” Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said.
She said that “if the employee did not work, he or she shall be paid 100 percent of his or her salary for that day and if the employee worked, he or she shall be paid 200 percent of his or her regular salary for that day for the first eight hours.
“But if the employee worked in excess of 8 hours [overtime work], he or she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate and if the employee worked during a regular holiday that also falls on his or her rest day, he or she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her daily rate of 200 percent.
For contractual employee who did not work, the “no-work, no-pay” principle shall apply, unless there is a favorable company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement granting payment on these special days, she added.