Since my previous post on Federal Territory Day 2026 went viral, ramai are now asking the same question for Wesak Day + Agong’s Birthday + Harvest Festival + Hari Gawai 2026.
Yes, the same situation is happening again.
So let me clarify so workers and bosses can plan ahead and minimise business disruption.
Assumptions:
• Company recognises all gazetted Public Holidays (FYI, Wesak Day is not a compulsory PH)
• Sunday is the Rest Day (7th day of the work week, may vary for different states, roles and, industries)
Relevant Labour Laws:
• Section 60(D)(1)(b) of the Employment Act 1955
• Section 103(1)(b) of the Sabah Labour Ordinance
• Section 104(1)(b) of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance
All say the same thing:
If any public holiday falls on a Rest Day or another Public Holiday, the working day immediately following shall be a paid holiday replacing the first-mentioned public holiday.
This is the flow:
📍Sabah & Labuan:
30 May 2026 (Sat) – Harvest Festival Day 1
👉 Since this is not a Rest Day (6th Day), no replacement is mandatory.
31 May 2026 (Sun) – Harvest Festival Day 2 + Wesak Day + Rest Day
👉 Two PHs fall on Rest Day, so Rest Day takes precedence.
👉 PHs will be replaced on the next available working days.
1 Jun 2026 (Mon) – Agong’s Birthday
👉 Public Holiday (BAU)
2 Jun 2026 (Tue)
👉 Replacement for Harvest Festival Day 2 (next available working day)
3 Jun 2026 (Wed)
👉 Replacement for Wesak Day (next available working day)
4 Jun (Thu)
👉 BACK TO WORK
📍Sarawak:
31 May 2026 (Sun) – Wesak Day + Rest Day
👉 PH falls on Rest Day, so Rest Day takes precedence.
👉 PH will be replaced on the next available working day.
1 Jun 2026 (Mon) – Agong’s Birthday + Hari Gawai Day 1
👉 Two PHs fall on the same day, one will take place.
👉 The other PH to be replaced on next available working day.
2 Jun 2026 (Tue) – Hari Gawai Day 2
👉 Public Holiday (BAU)
3 Jun 2026 (Wed)
👉 Replacement for Wesak Day (next available working day)
4 Jun 2026 (Thu)
👉 Replacement for Agong’s Birthday/Hari Gawai Day 1 (next available working day)
5 Jun 2026 (Fri)
👉 BACK TO WORK
📍Semenanjung Malaysia:
31 May 2026 (Sun) – Wesak Day + Rest Day
👉 PH falls on Rest Day, so Rest Day takes precedence.
👉 PH will be replaced on the next available working day.
1 Jun 2026 (Mon) – Agong’s Birthday
👉 Public Holiday (BAU)
2 Jun 2026 (Tue)
👉 Replacement for Wesak Day (next available working day)
3 Jun 2026 (Wed)
👉 BACK TO WORK
Hope this helps everyone plan your long weekend properly.
Also, a gentle reminder, before you purchase flight tickets, please get approval first ya.
Jangan2 nanti sudah beli ticket, then leave rejected because not enough manpower, susah nanti.
Happy weekend everybody!
xoxoxo, AuntyHR
Hi AuntyHR
Would like to check, if my company (located in Semenanjung, observes both PH of Wesak and Agong birthday, rest day is Sun), but instead of providing long PH leave (back to work on Wed), they decided to:
30/05 (Sun): PH – Wesak
01/06 (Mon): Replace PH – Wesak
02/06 (Tue): Back to work
01/06 – PH for Agong Birthday = give replacement leave to be cleared within a specific time frame.
Will there be any issues (ex: company have to give triple pay, etc)?
Agong Birthday can refer to this post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DR06N4RkkE5/?igsh=ZmpkaWJqenB2eWQ5
It’s always okay if the company wants to pay more 😉
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Hi Aunty, if our Company in Labuan, 4 Jun back to work ya?
Labuan recognises Harvest Festival too. But it’s considered as an optional holiday (because your state is considered as Wilayah Persekutuan not Sabah), depending if your company recognises it as a gazetted holiday. So check with your HR to be safe.