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DOLE issues pay guidelines for 5 special days in December
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released payment guidelines for employees for three special non-working days and two regular holidays in December 2025.
The special non-working days are December 8 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary), December 24 (Christmas Eve), and December 31 (last day of the year), while December 25 (Christmas Day) and December 30 (Rizal Day) are regular holidays.
The 'no work, no pay' principle applies to special non-working days, unless company policy or a collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise.
For work performed on these special non-working days, employees should receive an additional 30% of their basic wage for the first eight hours.
If work exceeds eight hours on a special non-working day, employees are entitled to an additional 30% of their hourly rate on top of the regular pay.
When a special non-working day falls on an employee's rest day, they should be paid an additional 50% of their basic wage for the first eight hours of work.
Work done in excess of eight hours on a special non-working day that also falls on a rest day will incur an additional 30% of the hourly rate, based on the holiday pay rate.
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