The May 1 holiday is a regular holiday, and here’s a computation guide.
MAY 1 HOLIDAY – Here’s a computation guide for this holiday, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Pursuant to Proclamation No. 1006, s. 2025 issued by Malacañang, Labor Day (May 1, 2026) is declared a regular holiday. On this day, it is expected that thousands of workers will take to the streets again to issue fresh calls for fair wages and economic relief and conduct mega job fairs in 90 sites nationwide.
As the country marks its 124th Labor Day, here’s the regular holiday computation guide:
- If a worker did not work on a regular holiday, he/she will still receive a full salary on the said day.
- If a worker worked for eight (8) hours on a regular holiday, the worker is entitled to a “Double Pay”. It means that the worker will get twice (2) his/her basic salary which is computed by adding the basic wage and the cost of living allowance (COLA).
- If a worker worked on overtime on a regular holiday, aside from the Double Pay, the worker is entitled to an extra pay that is equivalent to 30% of his/her daily rate for every hour of overtime work.
- If a worker’s rest day or dayoff falls on a regular holiday and he/she reported to duty, he/she is entitled for a Double Pay plus or on top of an equivalent of 30% of the said 200% salary for the day.
- If the worker worked overtime on a rest day which is a regular holiday, he/she is entitled to a total sum of a Double Pay or 200% salary for the day, 30% of the said Double Pay, and another 30% for every hour of overtime.
In the case of teachers, the law states that they are not paid for the regular holidays during semestral vacations, while they get paid for the regular holidays during Christmas breaks.
In the case of employees who are paid based on the results of their work or output, the holiday pay must not go below their average daily earnings for the latest seven (7) days of work prior to the holiday.
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