Payment of Wages and Other Benefits for the Regular Holidays on December 25 & 30, 2017 and January 1, 2018 and the Special (Non-Working) Day on December 31, 2017

December 19, 2017LABOR ADVISORY NO. 018-17PAYMENT OF WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE REGULAR HOLIDAYS ON DECEMBER 25 & 30, 2017 AND JANUARY 1, 2018 AND THE SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY ON DECEMBER 31, 2017Pursuant to Proclamation Nos. 50 and 269 issued by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 16, 2016 and July 17, 2017 respectively, the following rules for pay on regular holidays and special days shall apply: 1. Regular Holidays on December 25 & 30, 2017 and January 1, 20181.1 If the employee did not work, he/she shall be paid 100% of his/her salary for that day, subject to certain conditions under the implementing rules and regulations [(Daily rate + COLA) x 100%]; 1 1.2 For work done during the regular holiday, the employee shall be paid 200% of his/her regular salary for that day for the first eight hours [(Daily rate + COLA) x 200%]; 1 1.3 For work done in excess of eight hours (overtime work), he/she shall be paid an additional 30% of his/her hourly rate on said day [Hourly rate...