By Liza Soriano
MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently released the guidelines detailing the accurate computation of workers’ salaries for declared regular holidays and special (non-working) days in the year 2024.
Outlined in Labor Advisory No. 27, Series of 2023, issued by Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma on December 12, the directive serves as a reference for employers and employees to ensure the proper disbursement of wages.
This guidance is under Proclamation No. 368, Series of 2023, which identifies the regular holidays and special (non-working) days for the year 2024. The list of regular holidays includes:
New Year’s Day – January 1 (Monday)
Maundy Thursday – March 28
Good Friday – March 29
Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Tuesday)
Labor Day – May 1 (Wednesday)
Independence Day – June 12 (Wednesday)
National Heroes Day – August 26 (Monday)
Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Saturday)
Christmas Day – December 25 (Wednesday)
Rizal Day – December 30 (Monday)
Additionally, the non-working holidays comprise:
Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Wednesday)
All Saints’ Day – November 1 (Friday)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary – December 8 (Sunday)
Last day of the year – December 31 (Tuesday)
As per the advisory, employees working on regular holidays are entitled to receive 200 percent of their salary for the first eight hours.
If an employee does not work on a regular holiday, they will receive 100 percent of their wages for that day.
However, this is contingent on the condition that they either worked or took a leave of absence with pay on the day preceding the regular holiday.
(IAmigo/MNM)
