Practice question
A covered establishment pauses operations solely for a short scheduled machinery-cleaning shutdown. An eligible regular holiday falls within it; no other disqualification applies. Employer invokes the pause alone to deny holiday pay. Which is sound?
- The temporary-shutdown holiday rule must be applied; the pause alone does not establish the claimed forfeiture.
- Every temporary pause abolishes regular holidays.
- Only permanently closed firms can have holidays.
- Cleaning transforms the holiday into unpaid leave automatically.
- No-work-no-pay always overrides Article 94.
Legal references
- Labor Code Articles 84, 94 and 97(f): https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- DOLE-BWC 2024 Handbook on Workers’ Statutory Monetary Benefits, relevant service charge, holiday pay and thirteenth-month sections: https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Workers-Statutory-Monetary-Benefits-Handbook-2024-Edition.pdf
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