Public holidays are everyone’s favourite time of the year — who doesn’t love setting an ‘out of office’ status, making exciting plans and spending some precious time with loved ones?
As an employer or HR professional, while public holidays mean exciting times for employees, it also means peak periods, changes in the availability of staff and additional budgeting or rostering tasks to be done. It’s important that you’re aware of ‌public holiday dates throughout the year so you can make the necessary adjustments and preparations — be it shifting deadlines or ramping up your workforce to cope with added consumer demand.
So, what better way to stay on top of all these dates than a public holiday calendar cheatsheet? We’ve got you covered. Download it, print it or share it with everyone you know.
What’s in our public holiday cheatsheet?
It covers;
- A calendar overview of 2024 public holiday dates (and possible employee leave dates)
- Does your team know the correct procedure for requesting leave?
- Can employees work on a public holiday and get another day off-in-lieu instead?
- Best practices for holiday leave requests
- Checklist to secure your leave management procedure
Download the calendar now.
Public holidays in 2024
Public Holiday | Date |
New Year’s Day | 1 Jan 2024 |
Chinese New Year | 10 Feb 2024 |
11 Feb 2024 | |
12 Feb 2024 | |
Good Friday | 29 Mar 2024 |
Hari Raya Puasa | 10 Apr 2024 |
Labour Day | 1 May 2024 |
Vesak Day | 22 May 2024 |
Hari Raya Haji | 17 Jun 2024 |
National Day | 9 Aug 2024 |
Deepavali | 31 Oct 2024 |
Christmas Day | 25 Dec 2024 |
Public holidays in 2023
Date | Public Holiday |
New Year’s | 1st January 2023 |
2nd January 2023 | |
Chinese New Year | 22nd January 2023 |
23rd January 2023 | |
24th January 2023 | |
Good Friday | 7th April 2023 |
Hari Raya Puasa | 22nd April 2023 |
Labour Day | 1st May 2023 |
Vesak Day | 2nd June 2023 |
Hari Raya Haji | 29th June 2023 |
National Day | 9th August 2023 |
Polling Day (new!) | 1st September 2023 |
Deepavali | 12th November 2023 |
13th November 2023 | |
Christmas | 25th December 2023 |
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