Guidelines on Night-Shift Pay for Gov't Employees

Applies to all government employees regardless of employment status: permanent, casual, temporary, or contractual.
Covers employees whose regular work schedule falls partly or wholly between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM the next day.

Public health workers covered under Republic Act No. 7305 are excluded.
Employees working regular office hours from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Employees engaged beyond regular eight hours during office hours receive overtime pay.
Uniformed personnel of AFP, PNP, BJMP, and BFP, who are on 24-hour duty or on-call status, are exempted.

Night-shift Differential Pay: A compensation premium given to personnel working any regular hours between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM.
Hourly Basic Rate: The basic salary per hour calculated by dividing the monthly salary by 22 working days and then dividing by 8 hours.

Night-shift differential pay rate shall not exceed 20% of the hourly basic rate.
Pay applies only for hours worked within the 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM window.
Overtime pay rules apply for hours worked beyond the regular 8-hour night shift.
Official working hours qualifying for night-shift pay must be prescribed by the head of office, reflecting operational needs.
The night-shift schedule must be observed consistently for at least 10 working days for eligibility.
Head of Office can authorize night-shift differential payment without prior DBM approval.

Funds for night-shift differential pay shall come from existing appropriations of the respective departments/agencies.
Government-owned or controlled corporations shall charge these expenses to their corporate funds.
Local government units will charge the amounts to their local funds.
Agencies without specific appropriations may use savings from released allotments for personal services.

Cases not covered by this Circular require submission to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for appropriate action or resolution.

Any previous circulars, rules, or provisions inconsistent with this Circular are modified accordingly.
Prior DBM approvals or authorizations inconsistent with this Circular are superseded and modified.