Double pay for those who would report for work today

THE Department of Labor and Employment said private sector employees who would report for work today, Bonifacio Day, are entitled to receive 200 percent of their daily pay.

With this, the Dole reminded private companies to strictly observe the pay rules under Labor Advisory No. 10, series of 2017 for the regular holiday, which are as follows:

• For those who will work during the regular holiday, he/she shall be paid 200 percent of his/her regular salary for that day for the first eight hours ([daily rate + cost of living allowance] x 200 percent];
• Employees who work in excess of eight hours (overtime work), he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her hourly rate on said day (hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 200 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked);

For work done during a regular holiday that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she will be paid an additional 30 percent of his/her daily rate of 200 percent ([daily rate + cost of living allowance] x 200 percent) + [30 percent (daily rate x 200 percent]; and

• If the employee does not work, he/she shall be paid 100 percent of his/her salary for that day.

The labor advisory was issued pursuant to Proclamation 269 of President Duterte that declared the commemoration of the birth of the great plebeian Andres Bonifacio a regular holiday. (pna)