Singapore Public Holidays 2022: How to maximise your leave days

Editor’s Note: ‘Singapore Public Holidays 2021-2022: How to maximise your leave days’ was published on 26 July 2021. It has been updated on 25 Oct 2021 with the new inclusion of 10 July 2022 (Sunday) as a public holiday.

As we approach 2022 you may want to start clearing your Annual Leave in tandem with each Singapore Public Holiday before the year-end. With some creative planning of leave, you can even plan for longer breaks in 2022!

In fact, planning your leave early is a great way to gauge how much work you need to clear before each break. So, let’s dive into the complete list of Singapore Public Holidays 2022, and how you can maximise your time-off in advance.

1) Take note of the dates for each Singapore Public Holiday

If you’re not sure where to begin, fret not! We’ve got just the cheat sheet for you. Simply bookmark this article and start taking notes.

Be quick about it, as you may want to beat your colleagues in reserving Annual Leave as soon as possible!

2022 Singapore Public Holiday

2) Keep track of your Off-in-Lieu entitlements for each Singapore Public Holiday

If you work a 5-day work week (Mon to Fri), you are entitled to a 1-day off-in-lieu for each Public Holiday that falls on Saturday or Sunday. Otherwise, your employer must give you at least 1-day off-in-lieu for each Public Holiday that falls on a Sunday, according to the Employment Act.

Depending on your company policy, you can make use of the off-in-lieu immediately after that Public Holiday or save it for later.  If your company allows you to automatically enjoy off-in-lieu immediately, your off-in-lieu leave days should be as follows:

2022 Off-in-lieu Entitlement

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3) Maximise your long weekends further for 2022

Feb 2022: 5-day long weekend with Chinese New Year

Public Holiday Date(s):

• Tuesday, 2 Feb 2022
• Wednesday, 3 Feb 2022

Annual Leave Date(s):

• Monday, 1 Feb 2022

Enjoy a 5-day long weekend when you take Monday off.

Apr 2022: 3-day long weekend with Good Friday

Public Holiday Date(s):

• Friday, 15 Apr 2022

Annual Leave Date(s): N/A

Enjoy a 3-day long weekend.

May 2022: 2 long weekends with Labour Day, Hari Raya Puasa, and Vesak Day

Public Holiday Date(s):

• Sunday, 1 May 2022 (Labour Day)
• Monday, 2 May 2022 (Labour Day off-in-lieu)
• Tuesday, 3 May 2022 (Hari Raya Puasa)
• Sunday, 15 May 2022 (Vesak Day)

Annual Leave Date(s): N/A

Enjoy a 4-day long weekend and a 3-day long weekend in May.

Jul 2022: 3-day long weekend with Hari Raya Haji

Public Holiday Date(s):

• Saturday, 9 July 2022

Annual Leave Date(s): N/A

Aug 2022: 3-day long weekend with National Day

Public Holiday Date(s):

• Tuesday, 9 Aug 2022

Annual Leave Date(s):

Enjoy a 4-day long weekend when you take Monday off.

Oct 2022: 3-day long weekend with Deepavali

Public Holiday Date(s):

• Monday, 24 Oct 2022

Annual Leave Date(s): N/A

Enjoy a 3-day long weekend.

Dec 2022: 9-day break with Christmas and the New Year

Public Holiday Date(s):

• Sunday, 25 Dec 2022

Annual Leave Date(s):

• Monday, 26 Dec – Friday, 30 Dec 2022