The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released the official guidelines for worker compensation on June 12, Independence Day, which has been declared a regular holiday under Proclamation No. 1006, Series of 2025.
According to Labor Advisory No. 11, issued by Acting Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino, employees who report to work during the regular holiday are entitled to receive 200% of their basic wage for the first eight hours.
For overtime work exceeding eight hours, employers must pay an additional 30% of the hourly rate for that day. DOLE outlined the specific math for this scenario, stating that it follows the computation:
”hourly rate of the basic wage multiplied by 200% and then by 130%, multiplied by the number of hours worked.”
The advisory also detailed compensation rules for instances when the holiday falls on an employee’s scheduled rest day. Workers who are required to work under these conditions will receive an extra 30% on top of the 200% holiday pay. This is calculated as the basic wage multiplied by 200% and then by 130%.
For overtime work performed on a holiday that coincides with a rest day, employees must be compensated with an additional 30% premium on their hourly rate. DOLE specified the formula for this situation as:
”hourly rate of the basic wage multiplied by 200%, then by 130%, and again by 130%, multiplied by the number of hours worked.”
Conversely, employees who do not work on June 12 are still entitled to 100% of their daily wage, provided they were present or on a paid leave of absence on the workday immediately before the holiday.
If the day preceding the holiday is a non-working day or the worker’s rest day, the employee will still qualify for the holiday pay, provided they worked or were on paid leave on the last working day before that rest period.
DOLE reiterated that these guidelines aim to safeguard fair compensation for workers during regular holidays while providing employers with standard, clear rules for wage computations.