DOLE issues holiday pay guidelines for April

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued guidelines for wage payments during regular holidays and a special non-working day in April.

Regular holidays include Eid'l Fitr on April 1, Araw ng Kagitingan on April 9, Maundy Thursday on April 17, and Good Friday on April 18.

Employees who do not work on these days will receive their full daily wage if they worked or were on paid leave the day before.

For those working on regular holidays, employees are entitled to double pay for the first eight hours, plus an additional 30% for overtime and rest days.

Black Saturday on April 19 is a special non-working day with 'no work, no pay' unless company policy states otherwise; workers who do labor will receive an extra 30% of their basic wage for the first eight hours, with a 50% premium if it falls on a rest day.

DOLE emphasized that private sector employers must comply with these guidelines to ensure proper compensation and prevent labor disputes.