Pay rules for May 13 polls out

May 11, 2019

The Labor department has reminded employers in the private sector to observe proper payment of wages to their employees who will report to work on May 13, 2019.

In Labor Advisory No. 07, series of 2019, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said employees working on May 13 are entitled to additional 30 percent in their daily pay. Under Proclamation No. 719 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte,

Monday is a special non-working holiday to enable the public to exercise their right to vote during the mid-term local and national elections.

As a guide to employers and workers alike, the labor department prescribed the following pay rules:

If the employee did not work, the "no work, no pay" policy shall apply unless there is another company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on special days.

For work done during the special non-working holiday, he/she shall be paid an additional 30% of his/her daily rate on the first eight hours of work [(basic wage x 130%) + COLA].

For work done in excess of eight hours (overtime work), he/she shall be paid an additional 30% of his/her hourly rate on the said day [hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked].

If an employee works on a special holiday that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 50% of his/her daily rate on the first eight hours of work [(basic wage x 150%) + COLA].

For overtime work on a special holiday that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30% of his/her hourly rate on the said day [Hourly rate of the basic wage x 150% x 130% x number of hours worked]. DMS