Public Holidays (Singapore)

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http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2015/0512-ph-2016

Singapore Public Holidays 2016

12 May 2015 Employment practices

1. The dates for the 11 gazetted public holidays for 2016 are as follows: 
   
   

   New Year’s Day	1 Jan 2016	Friday
   Chinese New Year	8 Feb 2016 9 Feb 2016	Monday Tuesday
   Good Friday	25 Mar 2016	Friday
   Labour Day	1 May 2016*	Sunday
   Vesak Day	21 May 2016	Saturday
   Hari Raya Puasa	6 July 2016	Wednesday
   National Day	9 Aug 2016	Tuesday
   Hari Raya Haji	12 Sep 2016	Monday
   Deepavali	29 Oct 2016	Saturday
   Christmas Day	25 Dec 2016*	Sunday

   * The following Monday will be a public holiday.
   
2. The list of public holidays for 2016 is available on the Ministry of Manpower’swebsite. 
   
   DEEPAVALI DATES
3. With the availability of the 2015 Hindu Almanac, the Hindu Advisory Board (HAB) has confirmed that Deepavali will fall on 10 November 2015 (Tuesday), as previously announced. 
   
   PAYMENT FOR WORK DONE ON A PUBLIC HOLIDAY
4. The Ministry would like to remind all employers that under the Employment Act, an employee who is required to work on a public holiday is entitled to an extra day’s salary at the basic rate of pay, in addition to the gross rate of pay for that holiday. The employer and employee may mutually agree to substitute a public holiday for any other day. Employers may also grant time-off-in-lieu to an employee in a managerial or executive position who is required to work on a public holiday, comprising such number of hours as mutually agreed.
   
   PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ON SATURDAYS
5. For public holidays falling on Saturdays, an employee who is not required to work on Saturdays is entitled to claim a day off or compensation in lieu for that public holiday, if the employee is covered under the Employment Act.
6. For more information on the Public Holiday provisions under the Employment Act, please refer to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) website.

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