MANILA, Philippines ? The Department of Labor and Employment has released the holiday pay rules that would cover the country?s observance of Eid?l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan).

Citing the presidential Proclamation 26 declaring 10 September 2010 a regular holiday throughout the country, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz advised employers on the provisions of DoLE Memorandum Circular 01 governing pay rules on a regular holiday. These are:

* If the holiday falls on an employee?s regular work day:

If worked, the employee is entitled to 200 percent of his [or her] basic wage on the first eight hours and, for work in excess of the eight hours, to an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on the said day.

But, if un-worked, the employee is entitled to 100 percent of his or her regular daily rate, provided he or she was present, or was on leave with pay, on the workday immediately preceding the holiday.

* If the day is the employee?s rest day:

If worked, the employee is entitled, on the first eight hours, to 200 percent of his or her daily rate plus 30 percent and, for work in excess of eight hours, plus 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on said day.

But, if un-worked, the employee is entitled to 100 percent of his or her regular daily rate, provided he or she was present, or was on leave with pay, on the workday immediately preceding the holiday.

Inquiries and feedbacks on these core labor standards may be made with the DoLE Call Center at Hotline 2917 from your Globe or TM mobile phones, 527-8000 from your fixed-line phones for free, or text (SMS) us at 2910.