[5] Up to and including 1968, these few were also gazetted as public holidays but were removed to improve business competitiveness.
[6] No act or thing relating to any government department or public authority, any judicial proceeding, any transaction, instrument or any other act or thing is rendered invalid where it is done or executed on a Sunday or public holiday.
[7] Under the Employment Act,[8] an employee who is required to work on a public holiday is entitled to an extra day's salary at the basic rate of pay, in addition to the gross rate of pay for that holiday.
[9] According to the Ministry of Manpower, which issues a yearly list of the dates on which public holidays fall, the holidays were "chosen and agreed upon after close consultation with different community and religious leaders in Singapore".
[3] Other factors taken into account were the impact on business costs and statutory leave provided for under the Employment Act.