Leave Entitlements
The pay referenced in the table below refers to an employee's regular day's pay unless specified otherwise.
Annual/ Vacation Leave |
At the absolute minimum, employees are entitled to 5 days of Service Incentive Leave to be taken as holiday or sick leave after 1 year or service. These are exclusive of public holidays. However, standard practice is usually at an average of 15 days vacation leave.Company Paid Vacation leave can replace Service Incentive leave.Vacation leave is prorated depending on the employee's working hours and start date.Leave carry forward is not a standard practice in the Philippines as unused annual leave usually gets encashed at the end of the year unless otherwise agreed in the employment contract or company policy. |
Statutory Sick Pay Leave |
Paid Sick Leave is not mandatory as long as the minimum 5 days of Paid Service Incentive Leave are met. However, common practice is to provide 10-15 days of paid sick leave.The rules for when a medical certificate should be provided can be found in the employment contract. If the employee refuses to provide a medical certificate, all payments relating to the leave may halt.Unused sick leave can be converted to cash at the end of the year unless agreed otherwise in the employment contract, but may not be used for annual leave. |
Bereavement Leave |
Bereavement leave is not a mandatory leave by law but standard practice for office workers range from 3-10 days' paid bereavement leave. This leave is usually discretionary and on a case-by-case basis. |
Maternity Leave |
Female employees are entitled to 105 days' paid maternity leave or 120 days for single mothers. This type of leave is available for all types of employment status.The pay rate will be equivalent to the employee's Average Daily Salary Credit. Employers can then reimburse the payment via social security. The difference to the employee's regular pay should then be covered by the employer. To be eligible for paid maternity leave, the employee must have:
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Paternity Leave |
Male employees are entitled to 7 days' paid paternity leave from the child's date of birth. Another 7 days may be allocated to the male employee from their wife's maternity leave.In the unfortunate event of a miscarriage, the employee will still be entitled to the 7 days' paid paternity leave but the partner can no longer transfer their additional 7 days. |
Solo Parent Leave |
Following 1 year of service, employees are entitled to 7 days' paid solo parent leave. |
Leave for Victims of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) |
Victims are entitled to 10 days of leave for medical treatment and legal obligations. The employee must provide a certification. |
Special Leave for Women (Magna Carta Leave) |
Following 1 year of service and continuous aggregate employment service of at least 6 months, female employees can take up to 2 months' leave following surgery for gynaecological issues. The duration of leave will be dependent on the medical authority's advice. |
Rehabilitation Leave |
Employees are eligible for rehabilitation leave on the account of injuries incurred at work. This leave is unpaid and can be taken up to a maximum of 6 months consecutively.The leave approved will be dependent on the medical authority's advice.During this period, the employee shall not accrue vacation or sick leave. |
Public Holidays
Pubic holidays in the Philippines are typically split between 10 Regular Holidays and 8 Special non-working days. However, public holidays published each year may differ depending on the Presidential decree. This can include additional non-working days announced throughout the year which must be followed.
An employee may be required to work on a public holiday if:
It is included in the employee's employment contract that the employer may require them to work on a public holiday.
The client or employer has provided written consent that the employee is required to work
Employees must be properly compensated:
Employee's pay if worked | Employee's pay if not worked | |
National Regular Holidays | paid 200% of their daily rate for the first 8 hours, then +30% for each extra hour worked over 8 hours during that day | paid at 100% of their daily rate |
Special Non-working day | paid 130% of their daily rate for the first 8 hours, then +30% for each extra hour worked over 8 hours during that day. | paid at 100% of daily rate. This is Global Teams' policy and a common practice in the Philippines. |