Malacanang Declared May 3 as Regular Holiday

Malacanang Palace has declared May 3, 2010, a Monday, as a regular holiday in celebration of Labor Day, which falls on May 1, a Saturday.

Based on Proclamation No. 2043, issued by Executive Secrtetary Leandro Mendoza, follows the mandate of Republic Act 9849 which states that regular holidays, specifically Labor Day, will be celebrated on Monday nearest to May 1. Furthermore, the proclamation emphasized that “a longer weekend encourages families to get together and strengthen their relationship towards a more productive environment, as well as promotes domestic tourism, and enables employers to plan their schedules effectively and efficiently, resulting in improved productivity.”

May 1, 2010 was initially declared as a regular holiday based on Proclamation 1841, signed last July 31, 2009. But the latest proclamation issued last April 28 repealed this and formally declared Monday as a regular holiday.

In this light, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)has released its pay rules guidelines regarding to be applied on May 3, 2010.

1. If the holiday falls on an employee’s regular workday:
• If worked, the employee is entitled to 200% of his [or her] basic wage for the first eight (8) hours and, for work in excess of the 8 hours, to an additional 30% of his or her hourly rate on the said day.
• If unworked, the employee is entitled to 100% of his or her regular daily rate, provided he or she was present, or was on leave with pay, on the workday immediately preceding the holiday.
2. If the day is the employee’s rest day:
• If worked, the employee is entitled, for the first 8 hours, to 200% of his or her daily rate plus 30% and, for work in excess of 8 hours, plus 30% of his or her hourly rate on the said day.
• If unworked, the employee is entitled to 100% of his or her regular daily rate, provided he or she was present, or was on leave with pay, on the workday immediately preceding the holiday.
3. Where the day immediately preceding the holiday is a non-work day in the establishment or the scheduled rest day of the employee, he or she shall not be deemed on leave of absence on that day, in which case he or she shall be entitled to the holiday pay.

DOLE Secretary Marianito Roque said that the activities in celebration of Labor Day will still commence, particularly Jobs Live! Jobs and Livelihood Fair happening on SM Malls in Metro Manila and other declared venues nationwide.

Trabaho.com thanks its following sources:
Office of the Press Secretary. Proclamation No. 2043: Declaring Monday, May 3, 2010 as Regular Holiday throughout the country. (Posted April 28, 2010) Retrieved April 29, 2010 from
http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/PROC_NO_2043.pdf

Sy, Marvin and Mayen Jaymalin, The Philippine Star. May 3 declared regular holiday (Posted April 29, 2010) Retrieved April 29, 2010 from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=570775&publicationSubCategoryId=63

Dedace, Sophia Regina, and RJAB Jr., GMANews.TV. Palace declares May 3 a non-working holiday (Posted April 28, 2010) Retrieved April 29, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/189581/palace-declares-may-3-a-non-working-holiday

DOLE Information and Publication Office. May 1 regular holiday moved to May 3; DOLE reiterates pay rules. (Posted April 28, 2010) Retrieved April 29, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1180
Reposted by Inquirer.net at
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100429-267094/May-1-regular-holiday-moved-to-May-3-DoLE-issues-pay-rules

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