Best Days To Chope Annual Leave To Maximise Long Weekends And Public Holidays In Singapore In 2019

First, the bad news: Out of the 11 gazetted public holidays next year, there are only four long weekends. The good news: Here’s a cheatsheet to show you how to take fewer days of annual leave to maximise those precious public holidays, to ‘create’ more long weekends, and to plan when’s best to take that mega long vacay.

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New Year’s Day

Take leave on: Dec 31 (Mon)
For: Four days off, from Dec 29-Jan 1.
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Chinese New Year

Take leave on: Feb 4 (Mon)
For: Five days off, from Feb 2-6.
Potential for a longer vacay: Take three days of leave on Feb 4, 7 and 8 for whopping 9-day getaway from Feb 2-10.
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Good Friday

Take leave on: -
For: Three days off, from Apr 19-21.
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Labour Day

Take leave on: Apr 29-30 or May 2-3
For: Five days off, over Apr 27-May 1 or May 1-5.
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Vesak Day (The following Mon, May 20, is a PH.)

Take leave on: -
For: Three days off from May 18-20 — no annual leave needed.
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Hari Raya Puasa

Take leave on: June 3-4 or June 6-7
For: Five days off on June 1-5 or June 5-9.
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National Day

Take leave on: -
For: Four days off from Aug 9-12 (Aug 12 is a public holiday).
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Hari Raya Haji (The following Mon, Aug 12, is a PH.)

Take leave on: Aug 13-16
For: 10 days off (from Aug 9-18) just by using only four days of annual leave. Score.
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Deepavali (The following Mon, Oct 28, is a PH.)

Take leave on: -
For: Three days off from Oct 26-28.
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Christmas

Take leave on: Dec 23-24 or Dec 26-27
For: Five days off on Dec 21-25 or Dec 25-29.
Potential for a longer getaway: Chope leave on Dec 26-27 and 31 and go on an eight-day holiday from Dec 25-Jan 1, 2020.
Graphics: Pyron Tan