Adding Holidays

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This guide explains how to add holiday rules so they appear in the Scheduler and on employee Timesheets. You can create one-time, recurring, or advanced holidays and assign them at the company, group, or employee level.

  1. Navigate to Global Settings > Time Off > Holidays.

    Global Settings navigation

  2. Select whether the holiday rule will apply to the Company, a specific Group, or an individual Employee.

    Holiday configuration options

  3. Enter a Rule Name and press Enter. Examples: Christmas Eve, Christmas, Independence Day, Labor Day.

  4. Select the Effective Start Date. Holidays will begin applying based on this date.

    Effective start date

  5. Expand the Advanced section and make the applicable selections, such as the specific timezone, recurrence month, and whether the rule can be overridden.

    Recurring holiday example

  6. Scroll back to the Holiday section and click Click to add… or the gear icon to open the Holiday setup pane.

    Holiday pane

  7. In the Holiday pane, complete the holiday details:

    • Name

    • Holiday Type: One Time, Recurring, or Advanced.

    • Observed Date (for one-time holidays) or the recurrence pattern (for recurring or advanced holidays).

    • Holiday Hours Paid: Choose Full Day, Half Day, Specific Hours, or Override Full/Half day hours with scheduled hours.

  8. Click OK to add the holiday to the rule.

    Confirm holiday

  9. If you need to add more holidays to the same rule, click the gear icon again and repeat the steps.

  10. When finished, click Save to apply the holiday rule to the selected assignment level.

  11. To edit or remove a holiday, select the assignment level (Company, Group, or Employee) and click the pencil icon to edit or the circle-slash icon to remove.

    Edit or delete holiday

  12. Once saved, the holiday will appear on employees’ Scheduler and Timesheets.        Holiday on Scheduler       Holiday on Timesheet       Timesheet example    

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