Public Holidays for 2022
1 The dates of the 11 gazetted public holidays for 2022 are as follows:
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New Year’s Day
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1 Jan 2022
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Saturday
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Chinese New Year
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1 Feb 2022
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Tuesday
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2 Feb 2022
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Wednesday
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Good Friday
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15 Apr 2022
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Friday
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Labour Day
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1 May 2022#
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Sunday
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Hari Raya Puasa
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2 May 2022
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Monday
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Vesak Day
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15 May 2022*
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Sunday
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Hari Raya Haji
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9 July 2022
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Saturday
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National Day
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9 Aug 2022
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Tuesday
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Deepavali
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24 Oct 2022
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Monday
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Christmas Day
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25 Dec 2022*
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Sunday
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#The following Tuesday, 3 May 2022, will be a public holiday.
*The following Monday will be a public holiday.
2 The list of public holidays for 2022 is available on the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)’s website (www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/public-holidays).
PAYMENT FOR WORK DONE ON A PUBLIC HOLIDAY
3 All employers should note the following:
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An employee[1] 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 his gross rate of pay for that day.
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Alternatively, the employer and employee may mutually agree to substitute a public holiday for another working day.
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An employer also has the additional option of granting time-off-in-lieu, based on a mutually agreed number of hours, for working on a public holiday for the following group of employees:
- Workmen earning more than $4,500 a month;
- Non-workmen earning more than $2,600 a month; and
- All managers and executives.
4 Please refer to MOM’s website for more information on public holiday provisions under the Employment Act.
[1] As of 1 Apr 2019, all managers and executives are entitled to core provisions of the Employment Act, such as paid public holidays.