ONLY workers, who will report for work during the nationwide celebration of the Feast of Immaculate Conception of Mary Thursday, will be entitled to additional pay, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
This after the event was declared as a special non-working holiday by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte through Proclamation No. 1236.
In his Labor Advisory No. 25, series of 2022, Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said a “no work, no pay” scheme will take effect during the holiday unless otherwise stipulated by a “favorable company policy, practice, or collective bargaining agreement.”
For those who will be on duty during a special holiday, they will be paid an additional 30 percent of their basic wage for the first 8 hours of work.
They will be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate if they work overtime and another 50 percent of their basic wage if the special holiday coincides with their rest day.
The Feast of Immaculate Conception of Mary is considered as a holy day of obligation by Roman Catholics, which they observe by going to Holy Mass.