Labor Reminds Employers Proper Pay on Independence Day

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminds the private sector employers on proper pay rules for those employees who works during the 115th Independence Day celebration.

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has reminded private sector employers on the applicable pay rules for workers because June 12th is a regular holiday.

“I urged all private sector employers to observe voluntary compliance with labor standards, particularly with the payment of correct wages/salaries of employees who will report for work on Independence Day,” Baldoz said.

The guidelines is that if the employee did not work, he shall be paid 100 percent of his salary for that day, including the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) multiplied by 100%.

But for those who work on Independence day and during the regular holidays, the employee shall be paid 200 percent of his regular salary for that day for the first eight hours.

For work done in excess of eight hours, meaning he renders overtime, the employee shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his hourly rate on said day. But for work done during the regular holiday that also falls on the employee’s rest day, he shall be paid an additional 30 percent aside from his daily rate of 200 percent.