August 20 is special non-working holiday, August 27 is regular holiday

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
August 20, 2007

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  –  For two consecutive Mondays, workers in government will have no work, in order to give the public a chance to have a longer week end.

First, August 20 has been proclaimed as special non-working holiday in lieu of August 21 which is Ninoy Aquino Day. This is after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law RA No. 9492, an Act Rationalizing the Celebration of National Holidays Amending for the Purpose Section 26, Chapter7, Book 1 of EO 292, as amended, otherwise known as the Administrative Code of 1987.

The following Monday, August 27 will be a regular holiday throughout the country in celebration of the National Heroes Day.

Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 8 Director Forter Puguon called the attention of the Region’s employers on the rules for special and regular holidays for purposes of paying the wages to their employees on said dates.

For August 20 which is a special non-working holiday, if it is an employee’s regular workday, if the employee did not report for work, he will receive no pay, unless there is a favorable company policy, practice or collective bargaining agreement granting payment of wages on special days even if unworked.

If the employee worked, the first 8 hours will be multiplied by 130% of the regular daily rate. The hours in excess of 8 will be computed by the hourly rate for the first 8 hours for that day, plus 30%.

If it is the employee’s rest day so the employee did not work, the no work no pay policy will be considered. If the employee worked, the first 8 hours will be multiplied by 150% of the regular daily rate. The hours in excess of 8 will be computed by the hourly rate for the first 8 hours for that day plus 30%.

For August 27 which is a regular holiday, if it is the employee’s regular working day and he did not report for work, his compensation will be the regular daily rate.

If it is the employee’s regular working day and he worked, the first 8 hours will be compensated by adding 100% to his daily rate or a total of 200%. For the hours, in excess of the first 8 hours, the hourly rate for the first 8 hours plus 30 % of the hourly rate for the day will be his compensation.

If August 27 is an employee’s rest day, if unworked, the employee will receive his regular daily rate. If he worked, the first 8 hours will be computed 260% of the regular rate. The hours in excess of the first 8 will be computed by the hourly rate of the first 8 hours plus 30% of his hourly rate for that day.