{"id":61680,"date":"2026-06-18T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=61680"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:08:00","slug":"singapore-to-have-5-public-holiday-long-weekends-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=61680","title":{"rendered":"Singapore to have 5 public holiday long weekends in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SINGAPORE \u2013 Holidaymakers planning weekend getaways next year can look forward to enjoying five long weekends in 2027, starting with New Year\u2019s Day, which falls on a Friday.<\/p>\n
Chinese New Year in 2027 will fall on Feb 6 and 7, a Saturday and Sunday. This means that the Monday after, Feb 8, will be a public holiday.<\/p>\n
All in, there will be 11 public holidays in 2027, the Manpower Ministry said in a June 18 statement setting out gazetted public holidays for next year.<\/p>\n
Hari Raya Puasa on March 10 will fall on a Wednesday, while Good Friday will be on March 26.<\/p>\n
Labour Day and Christmas Day will fall on a Saturday.<\/p>\n
Two public holidays will fall on a Monday: Hari Raya Haji on May 17 and National Day.<\/p>\n
Vesak Day on May 20 and Deepavali on Oct 28 will fall on a Thursday.<\/p>\n
Under Singapore rules, workers are entitled to full pay during the 11 public holidays.<\/p>\n
However, employers and employees can come to an agreement to substitute a public holiday for another working day.<\/p>\n
Employees who are required to work on a public holiday are entitled to an extra day\u2019s salary at the basic rate of pay, in addition to their gross rate of pay for that day.<\/p>\n
Employers also have the option of granting time off in return for working for an agreed number of hours on a public holiday.<\/p>\n
This applies to workmen earning more than $4,500 a month, and non-workmen earning more than $2,600 a month, including managers and executives.<\/p>\n
A workman is usually someone whose work involves mainly manual labour.<\/p>\n\n