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Change an employee's holiday entitlement from days to hours

You can change an employee's holiday entitlement from days to hours, in a few easy steps.

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Written by Aurelian Bodea
Updated over 4 months ago

πŸ“ŒNote: In order to be able to access the Edit current holiday entitlement button you will need the permission, which is Sickness and Leave Admin can edit, added to your role, post or profile.

To change an employee holiday entitlement from days to hours please follow the below guidance:

  1. On the holiday screen, click Edit Current Holiday Entitlement. This will open up a new dialog.

  2. Use the Template drop-down and the select the required template.

  3. Click Save.

πŸ“ŒNote: If changing an entitlement mid-period, create a mid-period till the end of the holiday year and ensure holidays are in the correct periods. If changing holidays from days to hours for the year, amend any already booked holidays.

If you wish for the hours contracted to be used to calculate the entitlement, enable the following settings by following the below steps:

  1. Go to Setup then select Settings.

  2. Select Holiday and Leave Accrual.

  3. In here, enable:

    • Leave Accrual calculate Entitlement based on FTE/Contract hours split.

    • Use Leave Accrual Version 2.

  4. Go to Custom Processes and select Update Absence Stats.

  5. Click Execute.


Holiday entitlement calculation for contracted employees

Holiday entitlement calculation for contracted employees is based on their contract hours or days, depending on the entitlement. If a contracted employee's entitlement is in days, the system will only look at contracted days. If it is an hourly entitlement, the system will only look at contracted hours.

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