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Written PQ on Treatment of Public Holiday on Saturday

Employment practices

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1461 OF 2022 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 21 OCTOBER 2022
QUESTION NO. 2320 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Liang Eng Hwa

To ask the Minister for Manpower for a public holiday falling on Saturday, whether the Government will consider making the following working day a public holiday similar to the treatment when a public holiday falls on Sunday, so as to improve family quality time and overall well-being.

Answer: 

  1. Under the Employment Act, if a public holiday falls on a day that employees are not required to work, employees are entitled to either one extra day of pay, or one day off in lieu of that public holiday. Employees are thus able to enjoy the benefits of a public holiday, regardless of the specific day of the week that the public holiday falls on.