Singapore Public Holidays 2018

1. The dates of the 11 gazetted public holidays for 2018 are as follows:
   
   

   New Year’s Day	1 Jan 2018	Monday
   Chinese New Year	16 Feb 2018	Friday
   	17 Feb 2018	Saturday
   Good Friday	30 Mar 2018	Friday
   Labour Day	1 May 2018	Tuesday
   Vesak Day	29 May 2018	Tuesday
   Hari Raya Puasa	15 Jun 2018	Friday
   National Day	9 Aug 2018	Thursday
   Hari Raya Haji	22 Aug 2018	Wednesday
   Deepavali	6 Nov 2018	Tuesday
   Christmas Day	25 Dec 2018	Tuesday

2. The list of public holidays for 2018 is available on the Ministry of Manpower’s website.



PAYMENT FOR WORK DONE ON A PUBLIC HOLIDAY

3. 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.
   • Alternatively, the employer and employee may mutually agree to substitute a public holiday for another working day.
   • An employer also has the additional option of granting managers and executives, time-off-in-lieu for working on a public holiday. The time off should consist of a mutually agreed number of hours.



PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ON SATURDAYS

4. Under the Employment Act, if a public holiday falls on a Saturday, an employee who is not required to work on a Saturday is entitled to another day off or an extra day’s salary in lieu of that public holiday.
5. For more information on the Public Holiday provisions under the Employment Act, please refer to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) website.