Leave | The Public Holidays screen
The Public Holidays screen on bureau level has been converted to NextGen.
With this conversion, a new "Provincial" level has been introduced. This is relevant where there are public holiday dates that need to be configured for a specific province within the country. When the "Provincial" level is selected, the "Province" field will become available where the list of provinces will populate based on the "Tax Authority" selected on the Basic Company Information screen.
Note! All existing Public Holidays configured on Bureau level have been defaulted to "National" level.
Users can also maintain public holidays at different levels, providing more flexibility and control over holiday configurations on company level.
Public Holidays company level screen
A new screen has been introduced where users can add public holidays specific to their organization, in addition to the existing public holiday calendar for the country.
- At "National" level, users can add National Public Holidays to the public holiday calendar. This ensures that company-wide holidays are accounted for, covering all employees across the organization.
- The Provincial level allows users to add Provincial Public Holidays to the public holiday calendar. This level accommodates regional holidays, ensuring accurate holiday management for employees based in specific provinces. When a leave transaction is processed the system will reference the province as selected on the Basic Profile screen physical address to determine if the public holiday needs to be taken into consideration.
Public Holiday Categories screen
As shown above, a new "Category" level has also been introduced that allows users to create custom categories for setting up public holidays. This level is ideal for organizing holidays based on different criteria, providing a more structured and efficient holiday management approach. Public Holiday Categories can be configured to either add days to the existing public holiday calendar or can also be used to override the existing public holiday calendar.
With Public Holidays set up on "Category" level, users can link employees to specific Public Holiday Categories on the employee leave setup screen as shown below.
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