Manila, March 31 -- Private sector employee reporting to work on Tuesday are entitled to receive 200 percent of their salary for the day.

In an advisory on Monday, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma reminded employers to observe the proper pay rules set for Eid'l Fitr, a regular holiday.

The employee must be paid 200 percent of the wage for the first eight hours (basic wage x 200 percent).

If the employee worked in excess of eight hours, the employer shall pay the worker an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate on said day (hourly rate of the basic wage x 200 percent x 130 percent x number of hours worked).

For work done during a regular holiday that also falls on the employee's rest day, the employer shall pay the employee an ad...