{"id":1578,"date":"2023-04-29T18:23:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T18:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gnomeledge.com\/QH2301B\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2023-04-29T18:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T18:25:04","slug":"singapore-news-023-singapore-public-holiday-labour-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gnomeledge.com\/QH2301B\/2023\/04\/29\/singapore-news-023-singapore-public-holiday-labour-day\/","title":{"rendered":"[Singapore News #023] Singapore Public Holiday – Labour Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you know about Singapore’s upcoming public holiday? Labour Day will fall on 1st May 2023, Monday. Ref: https:\/\/www.mom.gov.sg\/employment-practices\/public-holidays<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know Labour Day (AKA May Day) is older than National Day?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was first gazetted as a public holiday in 1960, five years before Singapore became independent, as a paid day of rest to honour workers.”<\/p>\nRef: https:\/\/www.sg101.gov.sg\/history\/on-this-day\/may-day<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And yes, you have a long weekend and no need to go to school on 1st May 2023, Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

School will resume 2nd May 2023, Tuesday<\/strong>, I will see you in class then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will however be makeup lessons for the Operating System Essentials (OSE)<\/strong> classes that you missed on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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