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CEBU CITY, Philippines – As Labor Day approaches, Filipino workers are once again looking forward to either a well-earned day of rest or extra pay for a regular holiday shift. To guide both employers and employees, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued the official wage rules for May 1, 2025. The guidelines, based on Proclamation No.
727, series of 2024, lay out how private sector workers should be compensated whether or not they report for duty on the national holiday. READ: April 2025 holidays: DOLE issues pay guidelines According to DOLE, employees who choose to take the day off are entitled to 100 percent of their daily wage, provided they were present at work or on official paid leave the day before Labor Day. If the day preceding May 1 is a non-working day or an employee’s rest day, the entitlement remains as long as the employee reported to work or was on paid leave on the last working day before that.
READ: EXPLAINER: Regular vs. Special Non-Working Holidays For those required to work on May 1, the holiday pay rules are as follows: READ: Beyond ‘hollow’ Labor Day rituals Labor Day, observed annually on May 1, celebrates the contributions of Filipino workers and serves as a reminder of the importance of fair labor practices, including just compensation for work rendered on holidays. DOLE concluded its advisory by urging all employers to “be guided accordingly.
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