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AT A GLANCE:
June 17, 2024 is declared as a regular holiday in the Philippines in observance of Eid’l Adha, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 579, series of 2024.
The Department of Labor and Employment issued Labor Advisory No. 08, series of 2024 providing for the rules on payment of wages on June 17, 2024, a regular holiday.
June 17, 2024 is declared as a regular holiday in the Philippines in observance of Eid’l Adha, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 579, series of 2024.
The Department of Labor and Employment issued Labor Advisory No. 08, series of 2024 providing for the rules on payment of wages on June 17, 2024, a regular holiday.
The Labor Advisory says:
Pursuant to Proclamation No. 579, Series of 2024, the following pay rules shall apply:
- If the employee does not work, the employer shall pay 100% of the employee’s wage for that day, provided that the employee reports to work or is on leave of absence with pay on the day immediately preceding the regular holiday. Where the day immediately preceding the regular holiday is a nonworking day in the establishment or the scheduled rest day of the employee, he or she shall be entitled to holiday pay if the employee reports to work or is on leave of absence with pay on the day immediately preceding the non-working day or rest day (Basic wage x 100%);
- For work done during the regular holiday, the employer shall pay a total of 200o/o of the employee’s wage for that day for the first eight hours (Basic wage x 200%);
- For work done in excess of eight hours, the employer shall pay the employee an additional 30% of the hourly rate on said day (Hourly rate of the basic wage x 200% x 130% x number of hours worked);
- For work done during a regular holiday that also falls on the employee’s rest day, the employer shall pay the employee an additional 30% of the basic wage of 200o/o (Basic wage x 200% x 130%); and
- For work done in excess of eight hours during a regular holiday that also falls on the employee’s rest day, the employer shall pay the employee an additional 30% of the hourly rate on said day (Hourly rate of the basic wage x 200% x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked).
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