Maximize Your 2017 Long Weekends with Smart Leave Planning!

By: Kumar Raj It's confirmed! There are 7 long weekends next year (which is just a couple of days away btw). #1 New Year – 31 Dec 2016 to 02 Jan 2017 (Sat to Mon) #2 Chinese New Year – 28 to 30 Jan 2017 (Sat to Mon) #3 Good Friday – 14 to 16 Apr 2017 (Fri to Sun) #4 Labour Day – 29 Apr to 01 May 2017 (Sat to Mon) #5 Hari Raya Puasa – 24 to 26 Jun 2017 (Sat to Mon) #6 Hari Raya Haji – 01 to 03 Sep 2017 (Fri to Sun) #7 Christmas Day – 23 to 25 Dec 2017 (Sat to Mon) But if you plan your leave well, you may score 3 more super long weekends. Vesak Day falls on 10 May 2017, which is a Wednesday. Which means that you can either take your annual leave on Monday, Tuesday (8 & 9 May) and enjoy a super long weekend from 5 - 10 May; or take Thursday and Friday off (11 & 12 May) and take a super long break from 10 - 14 May. National Day also falls on a Wednesday, which means that you can plan your leave the same way you planned for Vesak Day - take leave on 7 & 8 August and enjoy a super long break from 5 - 9 Aug (Sat - Wed), or take off on 10 & 11 Aug and take a break from Wed to Sun. Deepavali falls on 18 Oct 2017, another Wednesday. well, by now you know the drill. To take 6 days of annual leave and enjoy 15 days of break is well worth it! Don't you think? Happy New Year!