6. Holidays

Scope

The "Holidays" section allows users to manage their annual leave (request and approval).

Holidays section example

This type of event has the following parameters:

• fields.start_date_short: start date of a leave;

• fields.end_date_short: end date of a leave;

• Spent Holiday Days: leave days already spent;

• Year: year where the leave took place;

• Status has the following possible values:

  • Pending: when a leave has been requested but not yet approved by the managing staff;

  • Approved: when a leave has been requested and approved by the managing staff;

  • Rejected: when the user asks for a leave but the managing staff doesn't approve it;

  • Cancelling: when the user asks for a requested leave to be cancelled and the managing staff hasn't reviewed the request;

  • Cancelled: when the user asks for a requested leave to be cancelled and the managing staff cancells the request.

Where to manage

At the left menu, click on Holidays.

How to request an annual leave

To request an annual leave or holiday you are entitled to, click on the "+Add holiday" button. The add holidays window will appear:

add holidays window

At the add holiday window, click on the date range to insert the start date of the leave (left side calendar) and end date of the leave (right side calendar). Click on the "Apply" button to apply or on the "Cancel" button to cancel.

Under "Available vacation days" are the remaining leave days you are entitled to for the current year.

Add a comment at the "Comment" field to explain the leave if you wish (optional).

When you finish, click on the "Save and back" button to save your leave request and return to the Holidays main page. Your leave request will appear at the top of the list with a "Pending" status.