Employees can expect to get more than double their daily pay if they report for work during the unprecedented two holidays in a single day this coming Tuesday, August 21.
In an advisory, Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III confirmed that pay rules for a both a regular and a special holiday will be in effect on Tuesday, which will commemorate the Ninoy Aquino Day and the Muslim celebration of Eid’l Adha.
The labor chief issued the clarification amid confusion on which pay rules to follow during the unprecedented twin celebrations.
On the said date, employees, who will be on duty will be paid twice their daily pay with cost- and-living allowance and another 30 percent of the said rate (0.30 [daily rate x 200 percent]).
They will also be entitled to an additional 30 percent of their basic hourly rate if they will work overtime and 50 percent of their daily rate if the holiday will fall during their rest day.
Workers will still receive 100 percent of their salary on that date if they opt to spend it on a vacation.
Usually, only Ninoy Aquino Day, which is a special nonworking holiday, is observed every August 21 to honor the contribution of the late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino.
However, this year, the date will also coincide with the Muslim celebration of Eid’l Adha, which changes date depending on the Islamic lunar calendar.
President Duterte earlier declared the said Muslim event as a regular holiday.