Determination and computation of holiday compensation
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- Executive Department
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- Compiled text through
- Jul 31, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- Jun 6, 2026
(a)Holiday compensation shall be provided eligible employees for the hours of work performed on a holiday as follows:
(1)in the case of employees eligible to earn overtime, for all hours worked on a holiday falling within or corresponding to the hours of work normally scheduled for such employees; or
(2)in the case of employees ineligible to earn overtime, for the first 7 ½hours worked on a holiday in the case of an employee whose basic work schedule is 37 ½ hours per week and the first eight hours worked on a holiday in the case of an employee whose basic work schedule is 40 hours per week.
(b)The smallest unit of time to be credited as holiday work in any one day shall be one-half hour and subsequent holiday work shall be computed in 15-minute increments.
(c)Holiday compensation shall be paid only if an eligible employee is required to be on duty or at a prescribed work place pursuant to section 144.2 of this Part, and shall not be paid for any absence from duty or time off for meals.
(d)Holiday compensation shall be paid in cash with the authorization and approval of the appointing authority or his designated representative.
(e)Such holiday compensation shall be at the rate of one tenth of the employee's biweekly rate of compensation for each full day of holiday work and shall include such geographic, locational, inconvenience and shift pay as may be appropriate to the place or hours worked. Holiday compensation for less than a full day of such work will be prorated.