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Under the Employment Act, 7 days in your first year of service, increasing by one day for each year up to 14 days from the 8th year onwards, once you have worked at least 3 months for your employer. Your contract or collective agreement can give more.

On the day you start work with your employer. MOM's example: an employee who starts on 28 September 2022 earns 7 days for the year to 28 September 2023, 8 days for the next year and 9 days for the third.

In proportion to the completed months of service in that year: entitlement for the year × completed months ÷ 12. An employee in the first year who has completed 6 months has 3.5 days; many employers round to the nearest half day.

Employees covered by the Employment Act, which since 2019 includes all employees under a contract of service except seafarers, domestic workers and public servants; managers and executives are covered. Your contract may provide more than the statutory minimum.

The Act lets unused statutory leave be forfeited if not taken within 12 months of the end of the year it was earned, unless the employer agrees otherwise; untaken leave must be paid out when employment ends if you are dismissed without being at fault. Check your contract and your employer's policy.