Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz reminded employers to follow the pay rules for New Year's Day, a regular holiday. "The lawful holiday pay rules must be applied on 1 January 2011, alongside core labor standards, for the benefit and protection of workers," an article posted on the DOLE website quoted Baldoz as saying. She added that the regular holiday on January 1 is the first of 12 regular holidays for the entire 2011 according to Republic Act No. 9849. Baldoz said the pay rules to be observed are as follows: If the holiday falls on an employee’s regular workday:
If January 1 is worked, the employee is entitled to 200 percent of his or her basic wage on the first eight hours and, for work in excess of the eight hours, to an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on the said day. If unworked, the employee is entitled to 100 percent of the regular daily rate, provided he or she was present, or was on leave with pay, on the workday immediately preceding the holiday. If the day is the employee’s rest day: If the day is worked, the employee is entitled, on the first eight hours, to 200 percent of his or her daily rate plus 30 percent and, for work in excess of eight hours, plus 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on said day. If unworked, the employee is entitled to 100 percent 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. If the day immediately preceding the holiday is a non-work day in the establishment, or is the scheduled rest day of the employee, the employee shall not be deemed on leave of absence on that day, and he or she shall be entitled to the holiday pay. – VVP, GMANews.TV 
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