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Practice question: Holiday Pay

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

A covered employee meets the eligibility requirements but performs no work on a valid regular holiday. What is the statutory pay rate for that day, absent a more favorable benefit?
  1. No pay in every case
  2. 100% of the applicable daily wage
  3. 130% in every case
  4. 200% in every case
  5. 400% in every case

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html — Labor Code, Article 94, holiday pay.
  • https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Workers-Statutory-Monetary-Benefits-Handbook-2024-Edition.pdf — DOLE-BWC 2024 Handbook, printed pages 17–19 and 22–23, holiday eligibility, successive holidays, and holiday/rest-day rates; no dated holiday calendar used.

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