Private sector employees who report for duty on Dec. 25 are entitled to premium pay as Christmas Day remains a regular holiday, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
The DOLE cited Labor Advisory No. 17 signed by Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma outlining pay rules for work rendered during the holiday.
“For work done during the regular holiday, the employer shall pay a total of 200 percent of the employee’s wage for that day for the first eight hours (basic wage x 200 percent),” the advisory stated.
Employees who render work beyond eight hours on the same day must receive an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate, the DOLE said.
When Dec. 25 also falls on an employee’s rest day and the worker reports for duty, the employer is required to add 30 percent to the 200 percent holiday pay.
For work exceeding eight hours on a regular holiday that is also a rest day, an extra 30 percent of the adjusted hourly rate must be paid.
Workers who do not report for duty on Christmas Day are still entitled to receive 100 percent of their daily wage under the holiday pay rule.
This entitlement applies provided the employee reported for work or was on leave with pay on the day immediately preceding the holiday.
If the day before the holiday is a rest day or non-working day, holiday pay is granted if the employee reported for work or was on paid leave on the last working day.