Managing Holidays

Add, edit, and organize public holidays and company-specific non-working days in Officaid.

Keep your holiday calendar accurate

Public holidays and company-specific non-working days affect leave calculations, team scheduling, and overall workforce planning. The Holidays tab lets you maintain an accurate calendar of all the days your team will be off, ensuring leave balances and the Leave Calendar reflect reality.

Accessing the Holidays Tab

1 Navigate to Team from the left sidebar.
2 Click Leaves from the submenu.
3 Click the Holidays tab.

Understanding the Holidays List

The Holidays tab displays all configured holidays in a table format:

Name shows the holiday name.
Date shows when the holiday falls.
Working Day toggle indicates if the holiday is treated as a working day.
Actions provides edit and delete options.

You can filter by year using the buttons at the top, and use the search box to find specific holidays.

Pre-Populated Holidays

Officaid may come with public holidays pre-populated based on your region. These typically reflect official government-declared holidays and can be edited or removed as needed.

Public holiday dates may change year to year. Check official government sources to ensure your holiday calendar remains accurate.

Adding a Holiday

1 Click the + Add Holiday button in the top right corner.
2 Enter the Name of the holiday.
3 Select the Date using the date picker.
4 Configure the Working Day toggle if needed.
5 Add optional Remarks for internal reference.
6 Click Add Holiday to save.

Editing a Holiday

1 Find the holiday in the list.
2 Click the edit icon (pencil) in the Actions column.
3 Update the name, date, working day status, or remarks as needed.
4 Click Update Holiday to save your changes.

Deleting a Holiday

1 Find the holiday in the list.
2 Click the delete icon (trash) in the Actions column.
3 Confirm the deletion when prompted.

Deleting a holiday removes it from the calendar immediately. This may affect how leave calculations appear for dates that previously fell on that holiday.

Working Day Toggle

By default, holidays are non-working days. However, some situations require treating a holiday as a working day:

Certain teams may operate on public holidays.
Substitute holidays may shift the actual day off.
Business requirements may override standard holiday schedules.

Toggle Working Day on for any holiday that should not be treated as a day off. The holiday still appears on the calendar but is calculated as a regular working day for leave purposes.

Holidays on the Leave Calendar

All holidays configured here appear on the Leave Calendar in the Overview tab. This gives your team visibility into both employee leave and company holidays in one view.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do holidays affect leave balance calculations?

Holidays marked as non-working days (Working Day toggle off) are not counted against employee leave balances when they fall within a leave period. If a holiday falls during someone's leave, it does not consume an additional leave day.

Can I add company-specific holidays?

Yes. Use the Add Holiday function to create any holiday your company observes, such as company anniversaries, team building days, or regional holidays not included by default.

How do I handle holidays that fall on weekends?

If your company observes a substitute day off when a holiday falls on a weekend, add the substitute date as a separate holiday. You can note in the remarks that it is a substitute for the original date.

What's Next?

Learn more about holiday management:

Importing Holidays explains how to bulk import from ICS files.
Marking Holidays as Working Days covers when and how to use the Working Day toggle.
Using the Leave Calendar shows how holidays appear alongside team leave.

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