The Department of Labor and Employment said the “no work, no pay” principle will apply on Friday, which was declared a special nonworking holiday by President Duterte in connection with the country’s hosting of the 30th Asean leader’s summit this week.
“If the employee did not work, the no work, no pay principle shall apply, unless there is favorable company policy, practice or collective bargaining agreement granting payment on a special day,” Undersecretary Claro Arellano said during a news conference for the Labor Day celebration on May 1.
On the other hand, he noted that workers who will be reporting for work on Friday will receive an additional 30 percent plus their daily rate on the first eight hours of work for that day.
The other pay rules was included in the Labor Advisory 4, Series of 2017, or the Payment of Wages for the Special Nonworking Day on April 28, 2017, which are as follows:
For work done in excess of eight hours (overtime work), he or she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on said day (Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 130 percent x number of hours worked); for work done during a special day that also falls on his or her rest day, he or she shall be paid an additional 50 percent of his or her daily rate on the first eight hours of work [(Daily rate x 150 percent) + COLA]; and for work done in excess of eight hours (overtime work) during a special day that also falls on his or her rest day, he or she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on said day (Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 150 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked).
For his part, Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said the pay rules advisory was issued “for the guidance and compliance of both workers and employers”.
He added the issuance of the advisory was pursuant to Proclamation 197 issued by Duterte on August 16, 2016, through Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea on April 25, proclaiming Friday a special nonworking day.
The Asean meeting, which is being held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, started on Wednesday and will end on Saturday. PNA