Under the Labor Code, holiday pay is the regular daily wage given to workers for unworked regular holidays to maintain income.
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Unworked double regular holidays legally entitle an eligible private sector employee to receive 200% of their basic daily wage.
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Government employees and those in chartered government-owned corporations are strictly exempted from standard holiday pay benefits under the Labor Code.
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Working on a double regular holiday legally obligates the employer to pay 300% of the employee’s basic daily wage.
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Retail and service establishments regularly employing fewer than ten workers are legally exempted from providing statutory holiday pay to employees.
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Being on an officially approved paid leave the day before a regular holiday completely preserves the employee’s unworked holiday pay.
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Kasambahay and personal service workers are legally excluded from standard holiday pay coverage under private sector labor rules.
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An unpaid absence immediately preceding a regular holiday forfeits the unworked holiday pay unless the employee actually works that day.
Managerial employees are completely exempted from holiday pay if their primary legal duty heavily involves managing the establishment or department.
How does the primary duty of a managerial employee affect their holiday pay? Read More »
To be legally exempted from holiday pay, managers must customarily and regularly direct the work of at least two employees.
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