Guides
The rules behind the payslip
Practical explanations of Philippine overtime, holiday, rest day, and night differential rules, with examples and links to the official sources.
How to compute overtime pay in the Philippines
The overtime pay formula, the 125% and 169% rates, and how to compute overtime pay per hour with step-by-step examples.
Night shifts · 6 min readNight differential pay, explained
Who gets the 10% premium, which hours count, and how it stacks with OT and holidays.
Rest days · 6 min readRest day and special day pay
How to compute overtime pay on a rest day in the Philippines: the 130% premium, the overtime rate per hour at 169%, and the 150% and 195% special-day rates.
Holidays · 6 min readRegular holiday pay and holiday overtime
Why regular holidays pay 200%, how holiday pay overtime reaches 260%, and how a holiday that falls on a rest day reaches 338%.
Payroll basics · 7 min readMonthly-paid vs daily-paid employees
Why the same rate can produce different-looking results, and what the divisor actually does.
Holidays · 7 min readHoliday pay rules in the Philippines
Regular holidays, special non-working days, special working days, and the no-work-no-pay rule.
Work arrangements · 5 min readCompressed workweeks and overtime
When a 10-hour day is not automatically overtime, and where the OT boundary really falls.
The multipliers at a glance
Keep this table beside your payslip. The overtime column already includes the day premium.
| Worked on | First 8 hours | OT per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary working day | 100% | 125% |
| Rest day or special non-working day | 130% | 169% |
| Special non-working day + rest day | 150% | 195% |
| Double special non-working day | 150% | 195% |
| Double special non-working day + rest day | 195% | 253.5% |
| Regular holiday | 200% | 260% |
| Regular holiday + rest day | 260% | 338% |
| Double regular holiday | 300% | 390% |
| Double regular holiday + rest day | 390% | 507% |