Add leave types
Add the kinds of leave your business gives, such as casual or sick leave, decide whether each is paid and can be taken as a half day, and archive old ones.
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Leave types are the kinds of leave, for example Casual leave (CL), Sick leave (SL) or Earned leave (EL). Policies then say how many days of each type staff get.
Add a leave type
- Go to Leave and select Policies and types.
- Under Leave types, enter a short Code, up to 12 characters, such as CL.
- Enter the Name.
- Keep Paid leave on for paid leave. Turn it off for unpaid leave.
- Keep Can be taken as half day on if staff may take half a day of it.
- Select Add leave type.
You need the Set up leave policies permission.
Built-in types
Unpaid leave and comp off are always available to every staff member and do not need a policy. Comp off comes from work on off days. See Comp off for work on off days.
Archive a type
Select Archive next to a type you no longer use. It is marked archived and is no longer offered in new policies. Past leave of that type stays. Built-in types cannot be archived.
Related articles
Create a leave policy
Set how many days of each leave type staff get a year, how they are credited, carry forward, half days and negative balances, then assign the policy.
How leave is credited and carried forward
Monthly and all-at-once credit, joiners in the middle of a leave year, carry forward caps, negative balances and how balances add up.
Apply for leave
For staff: check your leave balances, see how many days a request will use, send it for approval and cancel it if your plans change.
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