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Set up Holiday

Record the hospital holidays for the year and say which ones are optional, repeat every year or are paid.

Who does this: hospital administrator or HR staff Where: Human Resource › Employee Masters › Holiday Master

A holiday is a date on which the hospital is closed or staff are off, such as Annual Day. Add each holiday once, with its date.

The Holiday Master list with code, holiday name and holiday date

Add a holiday​

  1. Go to Human Resource › Employee Masters › Holiday Master.

  2. Click Add. The Holiday Master form opens. The empty Holiday Master form

  3. Fill in the fields:

    FieldWhat to enterRequired
    CodeFilled in automatically when you save.—
    Holiday NameThe holiday, for example Annual Day.Yes
    Holiday DateThe date, in the format dd/mm/yyyy. Use the calendar button to pick it.Yes
    Optional HolidayTick it if staff may choose whether to take the day.No
    Recurring HolidayTick it if the holiday repeats every year.No
    Holiday PayApplicableTick it if staff are paid for the day.No
    StatusLeave on Active.—

    The form filled in with a holiday name and date

  4. Click Save. You return to the list and the holiday appears in it.

Change or deactivate a holiday​

  1. In the list, click the ⋮ button at the end of the row and choose Edit.
  2. Change the fields you need, or switch Status to Inactive.
  3. Click Save.
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