Leave | Maintaining Public Holidays
Overview
The Public Holidays feature allows users to
maintain public holidays at different levels, providing more flexibility and
control over holiday configurations on company level.
The feature includes two screens: Public Holidays Categories and Public Holidays.
Edition
This feature is available on Premier and Master editions
Navigation
Navigate > Config> Basic Settings > Dropdown Management > Public Holiday Categories
Details
Public Holiday Categories
The Public Holiday Categories screen allows users to create custom categories for setting up public holidays, making it ideal for organising holidays based on different criteria and providing a more structured and efficient approach to holiday management.
Click on the plus icon and complete the fields as required, before selecting the "Save" button.
Tip
This screen is optional; users can skip it and manage their custom public holidays directly on the Public Holidays screen.
Public Holidays
The Public Holidays screen enables users to add organisation-specific public holidays to the existing public holiday calendar.
Navigate > Config > Leave > Leave Administration > Public Holidays
To create a new Public Holiday, click on the plus icon and complete the fields as required, before selecting the "Save" button.
Level dropdown
- Selecting “National” allows users to add National Public Holidays to the public holiday calendar. This ensures that company-wide holidays are accounted for, covering all employees across the organisation.
- Selecting “Provincial” 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. If this option is selected, an additional dropdown field titled “Province” will be available.
When a leave transaction is processed the system will reference the province as selected on the employee’s physical address stored on the Basic Profile screen to determine if the public holiday needs to be taken into consideration. - Selecting "Category" allows users to either add days to the existing public holiday calendar or override it.
An additional dropdown field titled "Category" will be available.
Important
- The custom Public Holiday will be stored in the year category as per the date advised.
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