Singapore leave planner

How to plan annual leave in Singapore

Start with Singapore’s nationwide public holiday calendar, including explicitly declared observed holidays. The planner uses the holiday dates published by the Ministry of Manpower.

Enter your remaining annual leave and the most days you would take per trip. Compare the suggested dates, total days off and leave days needed, then use the suggested plan to pick non-overlapping breaks within your budget. Published guides assume Saturday–Sunday weekends; the calculator uses your selected working week. Confirm your workplace calendar and leave approval before booking travel.

Separate holiday dates from your working pattern

A nationwide holiday list makes location selection simpler, but your working week still changes the leave cost. A Saturday in a suggested break is only free if you are not scheduled to work it. The planner includes explicitly recorded observed dates; it does not infer a replacement day from your employment arrangement. Check any day off in lieu against your workplace calendar before treating it as part of a break.

Plan the year in two passes

First, look at natural long weekends that cost no annual leave. These can provide short breaks without reducing your balance. Then decide whether spending one or two working days creates a useful extension. If you need a longer continuous trip, compare its total leave cost with the smaller breaks you would give up.

For example, setting a ten-day balance and a two-day maximum per trip asks the calculator to build several small breaks within ten days. Increasing the trip limit allows longer absences using the same annual budget. Keep days for fixed commitments outside that budget, and avoid adding overlapping recommendation cards together.

Follow the annual leave planning walkthrough for a worked example and a request checklist. Use the year guides above when you need exact holiday dates, then return to the calculator to adjust the work schedule and balance.