PRIVATE sector employees who report to work on June 6, declared a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), are entitled to double pay or 200 percent of their daily wage for the first eight hours, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday.
Employees who choose not to work are still entitled to receive their full daily pay, provided they worked or were on paid leave the day before the holiday.
If the day prior to the holiday is a non-working day or the employee’s rest day, they are still entitled to holiday pay as long as they reported to work or were on paid leave the last working day before that.
For work beyond eight hours on June 6, employees must be paid an extra 30 percent of their hourly rate (basic hourly rate x 200% x 130% x overtime hours).
If the holiday also falls on the employee’s rest day, they should be paid an additional 30 percent of the 200 percent holiday rate. Overtime in this case earns another 30 percent on top of that rate.