Public Holiday
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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Every employee is entitled to 10 out of any of the following gazetted public holidays and any day declared as a public holiday by the Federal or State Government under section 8 of the Holidays Act 1951 in any one calendar year:-
Federal Public Holiday
- Hari Raya Puasa
- Chinese New Year
- Workers’ Day
- Wesak Day
- Birthday of YDPA
- Hari Raya Haji
- Awal Muharram
- National Day
- Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
- Deepavali
- Christmas Day
State Public Holidays
- New Year’s Day
- Federal Territory Day
- Thaipusam
- Israk & Mikraj
- Nuzul Quran
- Good Friday
- Pesta Keamatan
- Hari Dayak
- Birthday of State’s Sultans / Rulers
Compulsory gazetted Public Holiday
- National Day
- The King’s Birthday
- Birthday of Sultans/ Head of State or Federal Territory Day
- Workers’ Day
If any of the ten chosen gazetted public holidays falls within the period during which the employee is absent due to sick leave, annual leave, temporary disablement under the Workmen’s Compensation Act 1952 or under the Employees’ Social Securities Act 1969 or maternity leave, the employee is entitled to another day as a paid holiday in substitution for such public holiday.
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Filed Under: Employment • Malaysia Labour Law
