Step 1: Go to Global Settings > Time Off > Holiday

Step 2: Select Company, Group or Employee 

• Select Company if the holiday applies to the whole company
• Select Group if the holiday applies to a specific Group
• Select Employee if the holiday applies to a specific employee / employees

Step 3: Click + to create a new rule or  click on the pencil to edit an existing rule

Step 4: Add Holiday Rule section populates

• Select Add next to Add Holiday

Step 5: New "Holiday" box will populate

• Enter name of holiday in the name field
• Holiday type
  • One time - if holiday is not recurring
  • Recurring - if the holiday is recurring
  • Advanced - adding multiple days to a holiday

Add Single-Occurrence Holiday

Step 1: Holiday Type: One Time

Step 2: Enter the name of the Holiday

Step 3: Enter Observed Date

Step 4: Proceed to Step 7.

Add Recurring Holiday

Step 1: Holiday Type: Recurring

Step 2:  Select the Month

Step 3: Select one of the following to Enter the date

• Select the specific date the holiday falls on.
• Select the consistency of the holiday e.g. the last Monday of the Month.
• Nearest Weekday - Select to ensure the holiday falls on a weekday.

Step 4: Proceed to Step 7.

Add Multiple days for a single holiday

Adding consecutive days for 1 holiday. 

Step 1: Holiday Type: Advanced

Step 2: Recurrency

• Select Months 
• Select specific (choose one ore more) - This sections indicates the months that the holiday falls in eg: This holiday runs from September to October

• Select Days tab 
• Specific (choose one ore more)
  • Select the relevant days that apply eg: This specific holiday runs from 9/25 to 10/5 (weekend days excluded).

Step 3: Select Holiday Hours Paid

• Full Day - Hours worked, set in company settings (default 8)
• Half Day - Half of full day hours set in company settings (default 4)
• Specific Hours - Based on company preference.

Step 4: Enforce Minimum Hours before Holiday (optional)

• Employees are expected to work a set number of hours right before the holiday to qualify for paid holiday time off.

Step 5: Enforce Minimum Hours After Holiday (optional)

• Employees are expected to work a set number of hours after the holiday to qualify for paid holiday time off.

Step 6: Override Full/Half day hours with scheduled hours

• Assign scheduled hours as the default

Step 7: Click OK

Step 8: This takes you back to the Edit Rules page.

• Create a Rule name.  Select the names that populates in the box
• Choose an Effective Start Date  (recommended to backdate)

Step 9: Select