MANILA, Philippines — Workers will be working on Friday, June 12, should get paid twice their regular daily wages as the country commemorates the 122nd Philippine Independence Day which is considered as a regular holiday. ADVERTISEMENTFor overtime work or work done in excess of eight hours, an employee shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate, said DOLE. Further, if employees work on a regular holiday that also falls on their rest day, they shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their basic wage of 200 percent. For overtime work on a regular holiday that also falls on a rest day, an employee shall be paid an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on the said day. DOLE, however, allows some companies to defer payment of the holiday pay until the national health emergency has been addressed and normal business operations resume.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 11, 2020 02:48 UTC