Practice question
Which statement properly distinguishes a regular holiday from a special nonworking day for an unworked day?
- Both invariably require no pay
- A covered eligible employee receives regular-holiday pay, while an unworked special nonworking day generally follows no work, no pay absent a favorable policy, practice, or CBA
- Every special nonworking day is automatically paid at twice the daily wage
- All holidays have identical payment rules regardless of classification
- Regular-holiday pay exists only if the employer makes a profit
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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