The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has outlined specific compensation rules for private sector employees working on December 24, a special non-working day, and December 25, a regular holiday. According to DOLE, workers on duty on these days are eligible for enhanced pay rates. On Christmas Day, the ‘no work, no pay’ rule applies unless company policies, practices, or collective bargaining agreements stipulate otherwise. Employees working on Christmas Day will receive double their basic wage for the first eight hours (basic wage x 200%). Overtime on this day will be compensated at an additional 30% of the hourly rate (hourly rate of basic wage x 200% x 130% x hours worked). If Christmas Day coincides with an employee’s rest day, an additional 30% of the basic wage is added to the 200% rate (basic wage x 200% x 130%). Overtime on such a day will receive an additional 30% of the hourly rate (hourly rate of basic wage x 200% x 130% x 130% x hours worked). Employees not working on Christmas Day but who worked or were on paid leave the day before are entitled to their full wage (basic wage x 100%). If the day before Christmas is a non-working day or the employee’s rest day, they still receive holiday pay if they worked or were on paid leave the day before that (basic wage x 100%). For those working on December 24, an additional 30% of the basic wage is added for the first eight hours (basic wage x 130%). Overtime on this day will be compensated at an additional 30% of the hourly rate (hourly rate of basic wage x 130% x 130% x hours worked). If December 24 falls on an employee’s rest day, they receive an additional 50% of the basic wage for the first eight hours (basic wage x 150%). Overtime on such a day will be compensated at an additional 30% of the hourly rate (hourly rate of basic wage x 150% x 130% x hours worked).
DOLE Announces Special Pay Rates for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
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