While the Labor Code calls general elections holidays, Presidential Proclamations typically downgrade them to special non-working days for payroll purposes.
Are general elections legally considered regular holidays for compensation purposes? Read More »
Eligible employees who do not work on a regular holiday must legally be paid 100% of their daily minimum wage.
How much is an employee paid if they do not work on a standard regular holiday? Read More »
Employees who actively perform work during the first eight hours of a regular holiday legally receive 200% of basic wages.
Under the Labor Code, holiday pay is the regular daily wage given to workers for unworked regular holidays to maintain income.
What is the strict legal definition of holiday pay under the labor rules? Read More »
Unworked double regular holidays legally entitle an eligible private sector employee to receive 200% of their basic daily wage.
What is a double regular holiday and how is it compensated if unworked? Read More »
Government employees and those in chartered government-owned corporations are strictly exempted from standard holiday pay benefits under the Labor Code.
Are government employees legally entitled to statutory holiday pay? Read More »
Working on a double regular holiday legally obligates the employer to pay 300% of the employee’s basic daily wage.
What is the exact compensation rate for an employee working on a double regular holiday? Read More »
Retail and service establishments regularly employing fewer than ten workers are legally exempted from providing statutory holiday pay to employees.
Do retail and service establishments have a legal obligation to provide holiday pay? Read More »
Being on an officially approved paid leave the day before a regular holiday completely preserves the employee’s unworked holiday pay.
How does a paid leave of absence legally affect entitlement to regular holiday pay? Read More »
Kasambahay and personal service workers are legally excluded from standard holiday pay coverage under private sector labor rules.
Are kasambahay or domestic workers legally entitled to regular holiday pay? Read More »
