Payment of Wages and Other Benefits for the Special (Non-Working) Days on December 26, 2016 and January 2, 2017

December 21, 2016LABOR ADVISORY NO. 019-16PAYMENT OF WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR THE SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS ON DECEMBER 26, 2016 AND JANUARY 2, 2017Pursuant to Proclamation No. 117 issued by President Rodrigo R. Duterte through Acting Executive Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra on December 13, 2016, the following rules for pay on special days shall apply: 1. If the employee did not work, the "no work, no pay" principle shall apply unless there is a favorable company policy, practice or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on a special day;2. For work done during a special day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30% of his/her daily rate on the first eight hours of work [(Daily rate x 130%) + COLA];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 of the basic daily wage x 130% x 130% x number of hours worked);4. For work done during a special day that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she...