Singaporeans can look forward to five long weekends in 2012,
after the Ministry of Manpower announced the dates for the 11
gazetted public holidays for next year.
This includes a four-day weekend, with Chinese New Year falling
on January 23 and 24, which are a Monday and a Tuesday.
The other long weekends will be due to New Year's Day (January
1, Sunday), Good Friday (April 6, Friday), Hari Raya Puasa (August
19, Sunday), and Hari Raya Haji (October 26, Friday). For the
holidays that fall on a Sunday, the following Monday will be a
public holiday.
The complete list for the 2012 holidays are as follows:
New Year's Day 1 January 2012 Sunday* Chinese New Year 23
January 2012
24 January 2012 Monday
Tuesday Good Friday 6 April 2012 Friday Labour Day 1 May 2012
Tuesday Vesak Day 5 May 2012 Saturday National Day 9 August 2012
Thursday Hari Raya Puasa 19 August 2012 Sunday* Hari Raya Haji 26
October 2012 Friday Deepavali 13 November 2012 Tuesday Christmas
Day 25 December 2012 Tuesday
* The following Monday will be a public holiday
The date for Deepavali, November 13, needs to be checked against
the Indian Almanac when it is available. The Ministry of Manpower
will issue a statement should there be a change of date. Meanwhile,
for this year, Deepavali will be celebrated on October 26, as
previously announced.
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
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