The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued Labor Advisory No. 28, Series of 2023 prescribing the proper payment of wages for the special (non-working) day on December 26.
The issuance, which was signed by DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma on December 14, is pursuant to Proclamation No. 425, declaring December 26 as a special (non-working) day throughout the country.
The labor advisory states that the “no work, no pay” principle shall apply unless there is a favorable company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on a special day.
Meanwhile, employees who will render work on the special (non-working) day shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their basic wage on the first eight hours, while those who will render overtime work shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on the said day.
For employees who will work on the special (non-working) day that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 50 percent of their basic wage on the first eight hours, while those who will render overtime work shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on the said day.*