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Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Monday no-work holiday
Workers on duty on Monday, Nov. 28, which President Arroyo declared a non-working holiday, will get 200 percent of their daily pay, a Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) advisory said yesterday.
Dole Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said the regular holiday features of Nov. 30, Bonifacio Day, will be observed on Nov. 28 instead.
So if the day falls on an employee’s working day, that worker will get 100 percent of his or her regular salary for the day even if he or she does not work.
Those who will work will get an additional 100 percent for eight hours of work.
If they work beyond eight hours, they will get 30 percent more of their hourly rate for the day.
“If the day falls on an employee’s rest day and he or she does not work, 100 percent shall apply,” the Dole advisory stated.
However, those who will be asked to work on Monday, even if it is their rest day, will get 30 percent more on top of the 200 percent of their daily pay for the first eight hours.
They also get an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate if they work overtime.
“President Arroyo has declared Nov. 28, 2005 a non-working holiday, provided that all activities and celebrations in observance of Bonifacio Day shall be observed on Nov. 30,” the advisory read.
On Nov. 30, the nation is honoring Andres Bonifacio, the Great Plebeian, on his 142nd birth anniversary.
Arroyo, in Proclamation 839, declared Oct. 31 and Dec. 26 as special non-working days and Nov. 28 as a non-working holiday instead of Nov. 30.
She believes longer weekends will promote domestic tourism and enable employers to plan their work schedules effectively and efficiently, resulting in improved productivity. (CYR)
(November 23, 2005 issue)
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