Guides
The rules behind the dates, checked against the Ministry of Manpower's pages.
- Long weekends in Singapore 2027, and the leave days that stretch them
Five long weekends need no leave in 2027. Here is each one, plus the bridge days that turn one or two days of leave into four to nine days off.
- Public holiday on a Saturday in Singapore: do you get a day off?
Three 2027 holidays fall on a Saturday. There is no Monday in lieu, but if Saturday is your non-working day, the Employment Act gives you another day off or an extra day's pay.
- When a public holiday falls on a Sunday in Singapore
If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the next day becomes a paid public holiday. How the rule works, the 2026 and 2027 cases, and what it means if your rest day is not Sunday.
- Working on a public holiday in Singapore: pay and time off in lieu
If you work on a public holiday, the Employment Act gives you an extra day's basic pay or, by agreement, a day off in lieu. The rules, and when holiday pay can be lost.
- Annual leave entitlement in Singapore: 7 to 14 days explained
Under the Employment Act you get 7 days of paid annual leave in your first year, one more each year up to 14. Eligibility, pro-rating and rounding, with worked examples.
- How to plan your annual leave around Singapore public holidays
A practical way to plan a year of leave in Singapore: find the bridge days first, apply early for the popular weeks, and keep a few days in reserve.
- Chinese New Year 2027 in Singapore: dates and the Monday off
Chinese New Year 2027 falls on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February, so Monday 8 February is a public holiday in lieu. How to stretch it into a longer break.
- Why Hari Raya dates move every year, and can change
Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya Haji follow the Islamic lunar calendar, so they arrive about 11 days earlier each year. Why MOM sometimes marks them subject to confirmation.
- How Singapore's public holidays are set
Singapore has 11 public holidays a year, covering its main cultures and faiths. Who decides them, when they are announced, the Sunday rule and extra holidays like Polling Day.