Periodical absence is used when an employee has absence over a longer period, where the absence should automatically repeat across multiple days.
This is useful for example if an employee is on sick leave, maternity leave, or other longer absences.
⚙️ Set up a periodical absence type
Periodical absence is enabled on the absence type itself.
Go to:
Settings → Schedule → Absence types
Select the absence type you want to use.
Tick Periodical just below the name and colour of the absence type.
Save the change.
Once this is enabled, the absence type can be used for periodical absence in the schedule.
➕ Add periodical absence
To add periodical absence for an employee:
Go to Schedule.
Click on the first shift in the period where the absence should start.
Click Add.
Select Add periodical absence.
Choose the start date and end date.
Select the absence type.
Click Confirm.
The system will automatically add the absence across the selected period and calculate the hours based on the settings of the absence type.
↩️ Revert entire period
If you want to remove the entire period of periodical absence, you can revert it back to the original shifts.
Click on a shift within the periodical absence.
Click Edit periodical absence.
Select Revert entire period.
The system will then remove the periodical absence for the selected period and restore the original shifts that existed before the absence was applied.
✏️ Edit periodical absence
If you want to change the period of the absence:
Click the shift on the day where you want the change to start.
Click Edit periodical absence.
Change the end date.
Click Confirm.
The system will then remove the absence for the period that has been shortened.
Any shifts that existed before the absence was placed will automatically be recreated.
🔄 Restore a single day
If you want to remove the absence from one specific day:
Click the day you want to restore.
Click Restore this day.
The system will restore the original shift that existed before the periodical absence was applied.
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