We all crave and could use a break from the daily hustle and bustle. The usual working period for a Filipino employee is 40 hours a week— not to mention the extra hours consumed by travel time— and it takes up a whole lot of everyone. Thankfully, the upcoming Holy Week 2024 is an opportunity to pause and do more with your time.
Filipinos are observant of the traditions during this time of year, and the fulfillment of mainstay activities is in order. You can do a lot during this long weekend, and it is up to you how you will take advantage of this opening in your schedule. Here are other activities we suggest to enjoy this break wherever you may be:
Read a book
People who love reading always find ways to squeeze time for that activity, but work has admittedly taken up most of it. Even if you don’t have much time outside of work, there’s always leisure reading. There are a lot of accessible materials online that you can download and open anytime, anywhere. Fortunately, these four days are an opportunity to catch up on your favorite books.
Take your time
In general, we rarely have slow days nowadays. Everything has been so fast-paced that taking your time feels wrong. There’s a lack of sleep, a required uninterrupted workflow, and little to no breaks in between; all of these might affect the performance of employees. This long weekend will be your chance to wake up at noon, sit on the couch all day, and make up for a lost time!
Catch up
Do you recall the last time you sat in front of a screen for hours with not much to think about? New shows are here and there, and your list may be slowly piling up. On the contrary, you can’t find a chance to catch up. While you lay on your couch this long weekend, marathon those shows you’ve been meaning to watch all these days.
Spend time outside
Whether inside the office or confined in your workspace at home, you can’t help but think about the need (and want) to stretch your bones and view the surroundings outside. It’s time for those delayed plans to take effect because this might be one of the best chances to spend time under the sun and be on the road like you and your family and friends always planned.
Retain your everyday routine
Of course, there is an option for you to continue working through the holidays. For those who want to save the rest for later, here is some good news: The Department of Labor and Employment released the guidelines regarding compensation this Holy Week 2024. Employees who opt to work would receive 200 percent of their daily wage from Maundy Thursday to Black Saturday. Workers who choose to perform official tasks on Easter Sunday will receive the usual pay rate. Moreover, an additional 30 percent pay is in store for the exceeding work hours respectively.
Every employee deserves fair compensation for their hard work and by making exceptions to be present for companies. Take this Holy Week 2024 as an example. Employees are willing to travel to and fro and carry out their usual tasks in the office instead of staying at home, so a 200 percent pay is a rightful exchange for such an act.
You can determine employers who give overtime and holiday payments to their workers. They must exhibit transparency in such a matter, and job search engines can help you with this information.
LAHAT Jobs
LAHAT Jobs features “Jobs by Salary.” It helps seekers to filter out searches and narrow their choices to those who give proper compensation. To access it, follow these:
Jobs by Salary feature
1. Hover to “Jobs Info.”
2. Then, under “By Salary and Welfare Benefits,” click “Jobs by Salary.”
3. After that, click “Welfare Benefits” and choose “Compensation” as the main category.
4. Lastly, click “Overtime Pay” and “Holiday Pay” as the subcategories.
The Holy Week 2024 is a time of observation of sacred traditions. Now is the right time to gather with your family, recollect, and reclaim those missed opportunities. We wish you a Holy Week filled with peace and prosperity.
References:
- Palaubsanon, M. L. (2024, March 26). DOLE issues pay rules for holidays. Philippine Star. Retrieved March 26, 2024, from https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2024/03/26/2343410/dole-issues-pay-rules-holidays
- Rosel, T. (2024, March 23). DOLE issues guideline on Holy Week holiday pay. Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 26, 2024, from https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/23/dole-issues-guideline-on-holy-week-holiday-pay
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