How to assign Holidays to your employees

AttendHRM allows you to define Holidays for the whole company, a location, a department or a set of employees. Video shows how easy it is to assign Holidays to your employees.

Let me show you how to assign a Holiday to the whole company.

Step 1: Open the Holiday Calendar

Step 2: Add a new Holiday

I’m going to declare Christmas Day as a Holiday to the whole company.

Step 3: Assign the Holiday to the Company

You can choose to apply the Holiday to the company, a location, a department or a set of employees.

Step 4: Click ‘Finish’ to assign the Holiday to all your employees

To review the assigned Holiday, let’s take a look at the Attendance Screen.

The holiday is also visible to the employees over the Employee Self Service module.

Now, let me show you how to assign a Holiday to a location.

Step 1: Open the Holiday Calendar

Step 2: Add a new Holiday

I’m going to declare August 15th as a Holiday to all the locations in India.

Step 3: Assign the Holiday to the locations

Step 4: Click ‘Finish’ to assign the Holiday to the selected locations

Now, let’s go to the attendance screen to take a look at the assigned Holiday.

A Holiday overrides the work plan for the day. So, it’s recommended to assign holidays to employees at the beginning of the year. If you have an unforeseen holiday, it’s recommended to assign it to your employees at least a few days before the holiday.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use the same Salary Head in multiple Salary Groups?

Yes, you can! For eg. Every Salary Group usually has the ‘Basic Pay’

If I make a change to a Salary Group, will it affect the Payslips in the past?

No. Changes to Salary Group will only affect payslips created in the future.

Is there any significance to the order of Salary Heads in a Salary Group?

Yes. The Salary Heads are processed in the order in which they appear in the Salary Group. When you specify formula for a Salary Head, you will be able to use only the salary heads listed above in the formula.