<figure id="attachment_2983354" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2983354" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-2983354 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/36d365ed-22_thaipusam_kavadi_devotees_moganraj_fmt_11022025-copy-6.webp" alt="THAIPUSAM 2025 - BATU CAVES" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2983354" class="wp-caption-text">Employers who select Thaipusam as one of their six optional holidays must grant a replacement holiday on Tuesday, as the two holidays coincide, said the Peninsular Malaysia department of labour.</figcaption></figure>
KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government has gazetted Feb 1, 2026, as a dual public holiday for Thaipusam and Federal Territory Day.
The Peninsular Malaysia department of labour announced that Federal Territory Day would be a mandatory, non-substitutable holiday for private-sector employers in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, as stipulated under Section 60D(1)(a)(iii) of the Employment Act 1955.
&#8220;As the date falls on a Sunday, companies whose weekly rest day is Sunday must grant a replacement holiday on Monday.
&#8220;For employers who select Thaipusam as one of their six optional holidays under the Act, a replacement holiday must be given on Tuesday, as the two holidays coincide,&#8221; the department said in a statement.
Alternatively, with employee consent, an employer may grant a different day as a paid holiday in lieu, in accordance with subsection 60D(1A).
&#8220;Employees who are ordered to work on either public holiday are entitled to holiday pay at the rate specified in Section 60D(3),&#8221; the department said.

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