It's Official: December 26 Is a Special Non-Working Day

(SPOT.ph) Tuesday, December 26, is officially a special non-working day, as announced by the Palace on December 12 . This means that you can get an extra day to celebrate Christmas, and really, recover from the night's festivities.

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Malacanang announces December 26, 2023, as a holiday, special non-working day:

According to Proclamation No. 425, this "additional special (non-working) day will give the people the full opportunity to celebrate the holiday with their families and loved ones."

Christmas Day this year falls on a Monday, which originally meant a three-day weekend for most. With the proclamation of Tuesday as a non-working day, we can have four full days to celebrate before going back to work. New Year's falls on a Monday, too, so fingers crossed January 2 gets the same treatment. 

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What is a special non-working day?

Employees working on such type of day will not receive any payment unless their company has a favorable policy in place.

If ever an employee reports for work on that day, they will be paid an additional 30% of their regular pay, which adds up to 130% for the day.

Any overtime work should be compensated with an additional 30% of their hourly rate on the day.

If the special non-working day happens to fall on a day off, workers should be paid an additional 50% of their basic wage for the first eight hours. Overtime work is met with an additional 30% of their hourly rate.