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Book III — Conditions of Employment

Article 93Compensation for rest day, Sunday or holiday work.

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

Work on your scheduled rest day = your regular daily wage + 30%. If your rest day falls on a special holiday, that becomes +50%. Your employer can require rest-day work only in specific emergencies listed in Art. 92.

Key point

Rest day work = +30%. Rest day + special holiday = +50%.

Official text — PD 442

Compensation for rest day, Sunday or holiday work.

Where an employee is made or permitted to work on his scheduled rest day, he shall be paid an additional compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of his regular wage. An employee shall be entitled to such additional compensation for work performed on Sunday only when it is his established rest day.

When the nature of the work of the employee is such that he has no regular workdays and no regular rest days can be scheduled, he shall be paid an additional compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of his regular wage for work performed on Sundays and holidays.

Work performed on any special holiday shall be paid an additional compensation of at least thirty percent (30%) of the regular wage of the employee. Where such holiday work falls on the employee’s scheduled rest day, he shall be entitled to an additional compensation of at least fifty per cent (50%) of his regular wage.

Where the collective bargaining agreement or other applicable employment contract stipulates the payment of a higher premium pay than that prescribed under this Article, the employer shall pay such higher rate.

Chapter III

HOLIDAYS, SERVICE INCENTIVE LEAVES AND SERVICE CHARGES

Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)

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