Workers to get double pay

Workers from private companies who will work today, a regular holiday, will get double their daily basic pay, the labor department said yesterday.

Labor Undersecretary for employment Danilo Cruz noted the holiday declared by Malacañang on Bonifacio Day thus, workers are entitled to receive additional pay for services rendered today.

Cruz said that under the law, those who would opt to work on a regular holiday would receive 200 percent of their daily salary and an additional 30 percent for work in excess of eight hours.

For those whose day off falls today but are ordered to report to work will receive 360 percent of their regular daily salary and another 30 percent for overtime work.

Those who will not report for work would receive their regular pay for the day, Cruz said.

For the public to enjoy a long weekend as part of the government’s "holiday economics," President Arroyo declared Dec. 1 as a regular holiday and Nov. 30, which is traditionally observed as Bonifacio Day, as a regular work day.

Meanwhile, Cruz also reminded employers to provide workers additional pay if they opt to work on Dec. 26.

He explained that the day after Christmas has already been declared as a special non-working day and those who will report to their job are entitled to get an extra 30 percent of their basic pay.

Workers who would be rendering more than eight hours of work should receive another 30 percent, or a total of 160 percent, and 50 percent for those who were scheduled to take a day off.

However, Cruz said a no-work, no-pay policy shall be applied to those who will not render their services on Dec. 26 unless there is a favorable company policy granting payment on a special day.