Employees covered under Singapore’s Employment Act (EA) are entitled to either one extra day’s pay or an off-in-lieu if a public holiday falls on a day they are not required to work, Minister for Manpower Dr. Tan See Leng has affirmed.
He recently said this while addressing a Parliamentary question by Member of Parliament (MP) Liang Eng Hwa, who had asked if the Government would consider making the following working day a public holiday should it fall on a Saturday. This proposal – similar to the treatment in place when a public holiday falls on a Sunday – is so as to improve family quality time and overall wellbeing, the MP noted.
In line with the above-mentioned application under the EA, however, Minister Tan pointed out that employees will be able to enjoy the benefits of a public holiday, regardless of the specific day of the week the public holiday falls on.
To recap, the following applies to employees covered under the EA:
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