The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued guidelines on wage payments for employees working on Eid’l Adha (June 6) and Independence Day (June 12), both recognized as regular holidays.
According to Labor Advisory No. 8, Series of 2025, employees who do not work on these holidays are entitled to 100% of their daily wage, provided they report to work or are on paid leave on the day immediately preceding the holiday.
If the day before the holiday is a non-working day or the employee’s scheduled rest day, they are still entitled to holiday pay if they report to work or are on paid leave on the previous working day.
For employees working on a regular holiday, employers must pay 200% of their daily wage for the first eight hours of work.
For overtime work beyond eight hours, employees must receive an additional 30% of their hourly rate on top of the holiday pay.
If the holiday falls on an employee’s scheduled rest day, they are entitled to an additional 30% of the 200% holiday rate.
Employees working overtime on a holiday that falls on their rest day must receive an extra 30% of their hourly rate on top of their total pay.
Eid’l Adha, one of the most significant holidays in the Muslim calendar, commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to Allah.