{"id":4654,"date":"2020-07-06T09:07:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T01:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/?p=4654"},"modified":"2020-07-06T09:08:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T01:08:50","slug":"ge2020-polling-day-what-are-employers-legal-obligations-support-voters-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/ge2020-polling-day-what-are-employers-legal-obligations-support-voters-working\/","title":{"rendered":"GE2020 Polling Day: What Are Employers\u2019 Legal Obligations To Support Voters Who Are Working"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In case you don\u2019t already know, Polling Day for the General Elections (GE2020) is on Friday, 10 July. It\u2019s the first time Polling Day is being held on a weekday since the 1997 General Elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Polling Day is also a public holiday, the Ministry of Manpower has reminded companies to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mom.gov.sg\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2020\/0624-public-holiday-on-polling-day---10-july-2020\" target=\"_blank\">treat it in the same manner as any other public holiday<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#1 Employees are entitled to a paid public holiday on Friday, 10 July.<\/strong>\u00a0In other words, it\u2019s a holiday and you are not expected to work. In case you are wondering, there is no school as well, so scrap any me-time plans that you may be hoping for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#2 If employees are required to work on Friday, 10 Jul<\/strong>y, they are entitled to another day off in lieu, or should be paid an additional day\u2019s pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"what-happens-if-voters-have-to-work-on-that-day\">What Happens If Voters Have To Work On That Day?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While it\u2019s a public holiday, some people who do shift work, or are in essential services, may still be required to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike voting in some countries such as America which isn\u2019t compulsory, voting in Singapore is mandatory, and having to go to work doesn\u2019t exempt you from needing to vote. This means all Singapore citizens whose names are in the Registers of Electors\u00a0<strong>have to cast their vote on Polling Day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have employees who are not required to vote on Polling Day (e.g. Permanent Residents, Foreigners, Citizens below the age of 21, Singaporeans who are disqualified from voting), it might make sense for them to be working on that day, instead of having your employees who have to vote show up at work. Of course, this is assuming that your business still needs to operate on a public holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the law,&nbsp;<strong>all employers must give employees, who are voters, a reasonable period of time for voting<\/strong>. Voters should inform their employer to request for time-off, so that appropriate work arrangement can be made to cover their duties when they are voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Read Also:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/ge2020-key-economic-financial-support-policies-released-political-parties\/\"><em><strong>GE2020: Here Are Key Economic And Financial Policy Proposals Contained In Political Parties\u2019 Manifestos<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"voting-time-in-ge2020\">Voting Time In GE2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of COVID-19, voting during GE2020 is a little different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voting time is still between 8am to 8pm, similar to other General Elections. For a start, every voter will get a recommended time-band to cast their vote. You can check yours at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.eservice.eld.gov.sg\/Voter\/PollingStationEnquiry.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Election Department website<\/a>. Voters are encouraged to stick to their time-band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morning time slots are reserved for older workers (65 and above). Voters are also encouraged to avoid 7pm to 8pm, as it\u2019s designated as a special time for those who are on Stay Home Notice (SHN) and those on MC for Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) to vote, if they wish to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do note that while voters are encouraged to vote during their time-band, they can still cast their vote anytime while the polling stations are opened (8am to 8pm).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this in mind, voters should make arrangements with their employers if they need to take time off or are unable to work on that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/tag\/ge2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">stay up to date on GE2020 related matters<\/a>\u00a0with DollarsAndSense as we continue to cover relevant topics in the next ten days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Read Also:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/business-and-community-leaders-who-are-participating-as-pap-and-opposition-candidates-in-ge2020\/\"><em><strong>Business And Community Leaders Who Are Participating As PAP And Opposition Candidates In GE2020<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Voting is compulsory and having to go to work isn\u2019t a valid reason for not voting.\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[95],"tags":[313,113,117],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GE2020 Polling Day: What Are Employers\u2019 Legal Obligations To Support Voters Who Are Working | DollarsAndSense Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Polling Day is a public holiday. 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