Further to what I have mentioned in the attached email, pending leave application include both paid and unpaid leave typesFrom the MOM website, this is what it says:-
An employee is entitled to his/her gross rate of pay on a public holiday, provided the employee does not absent him/herself from work on the working day immediately before or after a holiday without:
• The employer's consent; or
• A reasonable excuse.
An employee is entitled to holiday pay if he/she is on authorised leave (e.g. sick leave, annual leave) on the day immediately before or after a holiday.
Although the example of leave type given is sick and annual leave, the key word is authorised. An unpaid leave is an authorised leave. Please take note that Seagate wants to include those even in pending status and not just approved ones. This is the only point not mentioned in the MOM website.