Are casual employees entitle to 13th month pay?

Myyclam wrote:A casual employee just reported about 25 days in one year and is now demanding for 13th month pay.  Are they entitle to it? Pls advice thanks

council wrote:

Myyclam wrote:A casual employee just reported about 25 days in one year and is now demanding for 13th month pay.  Are they entitle to it? Pls advice thanks

I beg to disagree with HR Adviser.

Strictly speaking - no.

The guidelines mention that it is required, "provided that they have worked for at least one month during the calendar year."

And when we say one month -

"Article 13. When the laws speak of years, months, days or nights, it shall be understood that -
years are of three hundred sixty-five days each;
months, of thirty days;
days, of twenty-four hours;
and nights from sunset to sunrise."

alexisbantilan wrote:I might make a slight disagreement also.

Current policy in 13th month payment is that all absences are being deducted to a full month payment.
So it follows also that they counted every minute or days that your absent therefore even less than 30 days lng pinasok dapat may pro-rated sya na  13th month dba?
kung 25 days lng pinasok nya dapat maging ganito:

13th  month due= 25days/30days x monthly rate divided 12.

at least khit 50.00 pesos man yan result na makukuha may pambili sya ng fish ball at gulaman.

The minimum 13th month pay required by law shall not be less than one-twelfth of the total basic salary earned by an employee within a calendar year.