Singapore Public Holidays 2016

12 May 2015 Employment practices

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

* The following Monday will be a public holiday.

The list of public holidays for 2016 is available on the Ministry of Manpower’s website.

DEEPAVALI DATES FOR 2015
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
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
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.
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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