May 7 Polling Day, is a public holiday

MOM: May 7 Polling Day, is a public holiday

In accordance with Section 35 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, Polling day on 7 May (Saturday) is a public holiday.

The Ministry of Manpower would like to inform companies that Polling Day, as a public holiday, should be treated in the same manner as any other public holiday.

All employees covered by the Employment Act are entitled to paid public holidays, including the public holiday on Polling Day.

If an employee is required to work on Polling Day, he is entitled to an extra day’s salary for the day’s work, or be given another day off. Employees not required to work on that day are also entitled to one day off in lieu, or be given one day’s pay, as per other public holidays falling on a Saturday.

~News courtesy of Omy~