DOLE reminds employers on proper wages for those who will come to work on Bonifacio Day
By Leslie Ann AquinoÂ
Double pay awaits private sector workers who will report to work this Saturday, November 30.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III
(ROBINSON NIÑAL JR. / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In Labor Advisory No. 11, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III reminded employers to observe the proper payment of wages to their workers on Bonifacio Day, November 30, which is a regular holiday. Being a regular holiday, the following pay rules shall be implemented: If the employee worked on the said holiday, they shall be paid 200 percent of his or her regular salary for that day for the first eight hours. If the employee worked in excess of eight hours (overtime work), they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on said day. If the employee worked during a regular holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their daily rate of 200 percent. Furthermore, if the employee worked in excess of eight hours (overtime work) during a regular holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on said day. But if the employee did not work, they shall be paid 100 percent of their salary for that day. The advisory was issued pursuant to presidential Proclamation No. 555 declaring November 30 as regular holiday in commemoration of the birthday of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III(ROBINSON NIÑAL JR. / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In Labor Advisory No. 11, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III reminded employers to observe the proper payment of wages to their workers on Bonifacio Day, November 30, which is a regular holiday. Being a regular holiday, the following pay rules shall be implemented: If the employee worked on the said holiday, they shall be paid 200 percent of his or her regular salary for that day for the first eight hours. If the employee worked in excess of eight hours (overtime work), they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on said day. If the employee worked during a regular holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their daily rate of 200 percent. Furthermore, if the employee worked in excess of eight hours (overtime work) during a regular holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on said day. But if the employee did not work, they shall be paid 100 percent of their salary for that day. The advisory was issued pursuant to presidential Proclamation No. 555 declaring November 30 as regular holiday in commemoration of the birthday of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio.