Holiday pay

Nov. 1 falls on a friday, my day off. I am not asked to go to work, does that mean I also don't get any pay for that regular holiday? Because our accountant said, that we are paid 22 days already. So it's like our day offs are Saturday and Sunday just like that with the government owned companies. If our rest days fall on holiday, it means we are already paid with that. So that's an additional 1 day of my pay? My gosh, I am so not good at this

There's actually no additional pay since you weren't asked to report for work. Your rest day is already paid being part of your monthly salary regardless what day it falls. Sorry, Gaiza, and I could imagine how you feel. It's just really tough luck that the holiday fell on your rest day.

Typo, I meant Nov. 2.

Thanks for this. But I still don't understand why I was not paid last Oct. 26 since that was also a holiday and it falls on my day off. Our accountant said it's like we were paid already for these holidays if it falls on our RD. But our monthly pay is still the same

Basing on the DOLE guidelines Oct. 26 was a regular holiday and as it was your day off as well but you still reported for work you should be paid as follows: For monthly rates - on top of your basic rate you are to be paid - an additional of 100% of you daily rate - another additional 60% (30% of your daily rate x 200%=60%) of your daily rate That is if your daily rate is 100 you will be paid an additional of 160 on top of your basic pay. For Daily wage earners: - 200% of your daily rate - 60% of your daily rate (30% x rate x 200%) That is if your daily rate is 100 you will be paid 260 for working on your day off which falls on a holiday. This computation is based only on basic daily rate and does not include cost of living allowance (COLA) if you are entitled to which is still to be added to your salary. Hope this will help but if you really want to be clarified further, you could contact DOLE for assistance.

By the way did you report for work on Oct. 26? If you did then you are entitled to above computation but if you did not, you will not receive any additional compensation on top of your basic pay (if you are paid monthly) as this is already imputed on the monthly basic pay.

Yeah, I guess I won't be having any pay for that. But, with the Oct. 26, it also was a Friday, do I get paid with that?

Thanks dear. I just hope I will receive my pay for that day if I don't I guess it really is not included with my pay since I was on day off that time. Have a good day!

Yes, I think you will because I've read before that it was a regular holiday. My calendar here was already printed with the word Eid Al-Adha on the date you've mentioned so I think it was already declared before the year started. I hope that helps.

It's good that you only get to work online. I really wish to have that kind of job full time. Anyway, I think I am not paid because I don't work on my rest day. No work no pay they say. Thanks for sharing

Yes, I get your point. I just don't understand our accountant. She discussed this to us but I really don't understand. So you get paid on day offs if it falls of a regular holiday huh!