When a holiday is not a day off
Most holidays are non-working days, but not always. Some teams operate on public holidays, some companies observe substitute days instead of the actual date, and business requirements sometimes override standard schedules. The Working Day toggle lets you keep holidays on your calendar while treating them as regular working days for leave calculations.
How the Working Day Toggle Works
Every holiday has a Working Day toggle:
- Off (default): The holiday is a non-working day. It appears on the calendar and is not counted against leave balances when it falls within a leave period.
- On: The holiday appears on the calendar but is treated as a regular working day. Leave taken on this date consumes leave balance as normal.
When to Use This Feature
Consider marking a holiday as a working day in situations like:
- Operational teams that work on public holidays, such as customer support or essential services.
- Substitute holidays where the official date is noted but the actual day off falls on a different date.
- Regional differences where a holiday applies to some locations but your team operates from a location where it is a working day.
- Business requirements where work must continue regardless of the public holiday.
How to Mark a Holiday as a Working Day
When adding a new holiday:
- 1 Navigate to Team → Leaves → Holidays.
- 2 Click + Add Holiday.
- 3 Enter the holiday name and date.
- 4 Toggle Working Day to on.
- 5 Click Add Holiday to save.
When editing an existing holiday:
- 1 Navigate to Team → Leaves → Holidays.
- 2 Find the holiday in the list.
- 3 Click the edit icon (pencil) in the Actions column.
- 4 Toggle Working Day to on.
- 5 Click Update Holiday to save.
Effect on Leave Calculations
When an employee takes leave that spans a holiday marked as a working day, that day counts against their leave balance. This ensures leave calculations accurately reflect your company's actual working schedule.
For example: If an employee takes leave from Monday to Friday and Wednesday is a holiday marked as a working day, all five days are deducted from their balance. If the same Wednesday holiday had Working Day toggled off, only four days would be deducted.
Calendar Visibility
Holidays marked as working days still appear on the Leave Calendar. This keeps the calendar informative, showing when public holidays fall even if your team is working. The visual presence helps with awareness and planning, even when the day is not a company day off.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The Working Day setting applies to the holiday itself, affecting leave calculations for all employees. Individual employee exceptions are not supported at the holiday level.
Yes. Each holiday is configured independently. You can have some holidays as non-working days and others as working days based on your company's schedule.
The Holidays tab applies company-wide. If different teams observe different holidays, coordinate with your administrator about how best to reflect this in your leave policies and communication.
What's Next?
Learn more about holiday and leave management:
- Managing Holidays covers adding, editing, and deleting holidays.
- Importing Holidays explains bulk importing from ICS files.
- Using the Leave Calendar shows how holidays display alongside team leave.