Practice question
Does the piece-rate holiday-pay rule permit an amount below the applicable statutory minimum wage?
- Yes; an average always overrides the floor.
- Only if the employer changes the payroll title.
- No.
- Yes; piece-rate workers have no minimum protection.
- Only if the holiday falls on a weekday.
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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