Public Holiday 2022
Public Holiday 2023

Public Holiday 2022

On 6 April 2021, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released a list of Singapore’s public holidays for 2022.

There will be a total of 6 long weekends in 2022, with those public holidays falling either on a Friday, Sunday, or Monday.

The 1 public holiday that falls on a Friday is:

  • Good Friday (15 April)

The 4 public holidays that fall on a Sunday are:

  • Labour Day (1 May)
  • Vesak Day (15 May)
  • Hari Raya Haji (10 July)
  • Christmas Day (25 Dec)

The 1 public holiday that falls on a Monday is:

  • Deepavali (24 Oct)

The other public holidays are:

  • New Year’s Day (1 Jan)
  • Chinese New Year (1 Feb and 2 Feb)
  • Hari Raya Puasa (3 May)
  • National Day (9 Aug)

The dates of Singapore’s Public Holiday 2022 are as follows:

Date Day Holiday
1 January 2022 Saturday New Year’s Day
1 February 2022 Tuesday Chinese New Year
2 February 2022 Wednesday Chinese New Year
15 April 2022 Friday Good Friday
1 May 2022 Sunday Labour Day*
3 May 2022 Tuesday Hari Raya Puasa
15 May 2022 Sunday Vesak Day**
10 July 2022 Sunday Hari Raya Haji***
9 Aug 2022 Tuesday National Day
24 Oct 2022 Monday Deepavali
25 Dec 2022 Sunday Christmas Day****

*May 2 (Monday) will be a public holiday
**May 16 (Monday) will be a public holiday
***July 11 (Monday) will be a public holiday
****December 26 (Monday) will be a public holiday

Long Weekends 2022

Maximize your long weekends

We’ve even compiled a list of days for you to apply for leave and make the most of your long weekends – so get your calendars out, mark the dates, and start planning your well-deserved vacations today!

In 2022, you may extend your long weekends by taking eight days of leave instead of 6, giving you a total of 8 long weekends! To do so, follow these steps:

Public Holiday Off in Lieu Leave(s) to take Weekends

January - February

Chinese New Year 2022

The Chinese New Year days 1 and 2 falls on Tuesday and Wednesday. If you take leave on 31st of January (Monday) You’ll get 5 days off from the weekend!

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Jan 1 Feb 2 Feb

April - May

Good Friday

Good Friday falls on Friday 15 April. If you take leave the following Monday (18 April) you’ll have 4 days off!

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr

Labour Day and Hari Raya Puasa

Labour Day falls on Sunday, which gives us Monday as an off in lieu. If you take leave on Friday (29 Apr) you’ll have 5 days off until Tuesday, which is another public holiday (Hari Raya Puasa)

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
29 Apr 30 Apr 1 May 2 May 3 May

Vesak Day

Vesak Day falls on Sunday which gives us the following Monday as an off in lieu! Take the next day as leave and get 4 days off!

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
14 May 15 May 16 May 17 May

July

Hari Raya Haji

Hari Raya Haji falls on Sunday which gives us another off in lieu. Take leave on Friday and enjoy 4 days off!

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
8 Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul

August

National Day

National Days falls on Tuesday, if you take leave on Monday you’ll have 4 days off from the weekend.

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug

October

Deepavali

Deepavali falls on Monday which gives us 3 days off from the weekend. Why not take leave on Friday for 4 days off?

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct

December

Christmas 2022

Christmas day gives us off in lieu on Monday. Take Tuesday as leave and get 4 off days. Or take leave until 30 Dec to enjoy a long break until January 2, 2023!

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
24 Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 27 Dec

Christmas 2022 & New Year 2023

Take leave from 27 – 30 Dec to get a super long break until 2 Jan 2023!

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
24 Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 27 Dec 28 Dec
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
29 Dec 30 Dec 31 Dec 1 Jan 2 Jan

 

There are several additional methods to experiment with public holidays; for example, if you want to take a lengthy vacation in 2022, you can request leave from May 4 to 13. (8 days). With public holidays on the 2nd and 3rd of May and May 16, you may enjoy 17 days off with just eight days of annual leave!

Public Holiday 2023

This section offers a national calendar with all of the public holidays for 2023. Please check back frequently for updates, as these dates may change once proper adjustments are released.

The dates of Singapore’s Public Holiday 2023 are as follows:

Date Day Holiday
1 January 2023 Sunday New Year’s Day
22 January 2023 Sunday Chinese New Year
23 January 2023 Monday Chinese New Year
7 April 2023 Friday Good Friday
21 April 2023 Friday Labour Day
1 May 2023 Monday Hari Raya Puasa*
5 May 2023 Vesak Day Vesak Day
28 June 2023 Wednesday Hari Raya Haji*
9 August 2023 Wednesday National Day
12 November 2023 Monday Deepavali
25 December 2023 Monday Christmas Day

*Subject to change.
The dates shown in this table are the best estimate. Once the official public holiday dates for 2023 are available, we will update this section.

Changes to the Employment Act: What Employers and Employees Should Know

Some amendments are made to the Employment Act, which will take effect from 1 April 2019.

According to the new amendments, all employers and employees should take note that:

  • Employees who are required to work on a public holiday are entitled to an extra day of salary (at basic rate of pay).
  • Alternatively, the employer and employee can mutually agree to substitute a public holiday for another working day.
  • For the following group of employees, the employer has a additional option of granting time-off-in-lieu, based on a mutually agreed number of hours, for working on a public holiday:
    • workmen earning more than $4,500 a month;
    • non-workmen earning more than $2,600 a month; and
    • all managers and executives.

All information edited by Timcole accounting firm.