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o streamline leave management for employees across different sectors, HRSimplified now allows HR managers to customize how public holidays, weekends, and individual weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) are treated during leave requests. This feature is particularly beneficial for industries like retail, where employees may work on weekends.
Feature Overview #
The new configuration settings include:
- Public Holidays: Enable or disable leave requests from automatically excluding public holidays.
- Weekends: A general toggle to include or exclude weekends from leave requests.
- Individual Weekend Days: Separate switches to individually control whether Saturday or Sunday is included in leave requests.
This expanded flexibility ensures that leave calculations align with the operational schedules of various industries.
How It Works #
- Access Leave Management Settings:
- Navigate to HR Administration > All Employees.Select an employee and click Edit.Go to the Leave Information tab.
- Configuring Leave Settings:
- Public Holidays: Use the toggle to enable or disable leave requests from accounting for public holidays.Weekends:
- Toggle the Disable if Employee works on weekends switch.If disabled, individual toggles for Saturday and Sunday will appear.
- Public Holidays: Use the toggle to enable or disable leave requests from accounting for public holidays.Weekends:
- Behavior of Toggles:
- When the “Disable if Employee works on weekends” toggle is enabled:
- Both Saturday and Sunday are automatically excluded.
- The individual switches for Saturday and Sunday are hidden.
- When the “Disable if Employee works on weekends” toggle is disabled:
- Individual toggles for Saturday and Sunday appear, allowing you to configure them independently.
- When the “Disable if Employee works on weekends” toggle is enabled:
Use Cases #
- Retail and Hospitality:
- Configure weekend leave settings for employees who may work only on Saturdays or Sundays.
- 5-Day Work Week:
- Ensure leave requests automatically exclude weekends for employees in standard 5-day work schedules.
- Flexible Work Arrangements:
- Tailor leave settings for employees with non-standard schedules or alternating workweeks.
Benefits #
- Enhanced Flexibility: Adapt leave management to suit specific roles, industries, and employee work patterns.
- Improved Accuracy: Automatically account for operational schedules when calculating leave balances and requests.
- Time Savings: Minimize manual adjustments for leave requests that fall on weekends or public holidays.
Quick Tips #
- For industries where weekends are workdays, ensure the Disable if Employee works on weekends toggle is off, and configure Saturday and Sunday settings as needed.
- Regularly review employee leave settings to ensure alignment with changes in work schedules or company policies.