The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded all employers to comply with proper holiday pay rules for Maundy Thursday, April 2, as part of the observance of Holy Week.

In a Labor Advisory, employees who report to work on Maundy Thursday, a regular holiday, are entitled to receive double pay, or 200% of their regular daily wage.

DOLE said employees who do not work on the holiday are still entitled to 100% of their daily wage, provided they were present or on approved leave with pay on the workday immediately preceding the holiday.

The agency also clarified that if the day immediately before the regular holiday falls on a non-working day or the employee’s scheduled rest day, the employee will still be entitled to holiday pay as long as they reported to work or were on approved leave with pay on the preceding workday.

For work done on a regular holiday, employers must pay 200% of the daily wage for the first eight hours.

Work beyond eight hours requires an additional 30% of the hourly rate. If the holiday falls on an employee’s rest day, the employee receives an extra 30% on top of the 200% daily wage, with the same 30% additional rate for overtime beyond eight hours, according to DOLE.

These guidelines are in line with Labor Advisory No. 05, Series of 2026, which also covers Good Friday (April 3), the Day of Valor (April 9), and Black Saturday (April 4, designated as a special non-working holiday).