January 16 2024 declared holiday in Batangas City
Batangas City will be celebrating its annual Feast of the Santo Niño de Batangan this 16 January 2024, Tuesday. The day has been declared a special non-working holiday by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. through Proclamation 436.
Pay Rules for the Feast of the Santo Niño de Batangan – 16 January 2024
According to the 2023_edition of Department and Labor and Employment’s (DOLE)_Handbook_on_Workers_Statutory_Monetary_Benefits, the “no work, no pay” principle should be in effect during special non-working holidays.
In line with this, workers who are not required or permitted to work on January 16, 2024 in Batangas City are not entitled to receive any compensation unless there is a collective bargaining agreement or a company policy that implements that.
The handbook likewise highlighted that employees who work during special non-working days must receive an additional pay of 30% for every hour that they render service.
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