Singapore Public Holidays for 2018
The Ministry of Manpower has released the dates of the 11 gazetted public holidays for 2018 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 |
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.
- 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
- 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.
