Time off and holidays
- With which types of schedules can half-day holidays be assigned?
- Can supporting documents be attached to absence requests?
- What can be requested by an employee from the Time off section?
- Can I block time off by time ranges?
- Can time off be edited?
- What’s the difference between paid and unpaid time off?
- What is a cumulative time off?
- What is a leave from work?
- Will the administrator have two different views or just one for each employee to manage absences and holidays?
- What is an absence?
- What is a private time off?
- Can I block a period of time so that it is not possible to request a leave from work during that time?
- How do my employees request absences and leaves from work?
- Can employees add comments when requesting a time off?
- How to assign time off?
- Can public holidays worked be compensated with hours?
- What types of time off are there in Sesame?
- Can I assign multiple people to validate time off and holiday requests in sequence?
- Can a holiday request be rejected?
- How do my employees request holidays?
- How can I assign holidays?
- How can I assign time off by Workplace, Department, or to The entire company?
- How can I assign leaves from work?
- How can I manage time off and holidays in bulk?
- How can I delete and manage time off according to ranges?
- Can I manage all my team's time off requests with a single action?
- How are time off requests managed?
- Can my team take half a day off as compensation for working on a public holiday?
- Can I configure half-day absences for my team to request?
- Can I configure time off renewal so my team gets their absence time back each year?
- What is time off proration?
- How can I configure time off to be prorated based on employees' contracts?
- Can I set an expiry date for time off?
- How can my employees request to work on a public holiday?
- How can I create types of time off?
- Can I manually edit my employees’ holiday days?
- If I modify a team member’s contract or create a new one, will their holiday entitlement update automatically?
- If I manually add or subtract holiday days and the system also recalculates due to a contract change, will the counter reflect both?
- What happens if there are manual modifications before the change in holiday recalculation?
- What is the incidents view in the calendar?
- What is a leave of absence?
- Can I view my employees' request history?
How can my employees request to work on a public holiday?
At Sesame, employees can work on a public holiday if needed. When this happens, they can request compensatory time off. In this entry, we'll explain how to submit a request for compensation after working on a public holiday.
Let's see below how employees can request to work on a public holiday.
From the dashboard:
Employees need to go to the Time off section in Sesame. On the calendar, they should click on the public holiday they wish to work. A pop-up window will appear where they can confirm their choice by selecting "Work on a public holiday". Before confirming, they will need to choose one of the following options:
- Compensate for the day at a later date
By selecting this option, the request will be registered, and it will be recorded that the employee is scheduled to work on the chosen public holiday.
Note: if the administrator has configured an approval workflow, a request will be generated and must be approved or rejected before the compensation is confirmed.
2. Request compensation day
By selecting this option, a second calendar will appear in the same view, allowing the employee to choose the compensation day right then and there. Once selected, the request will be confirmed.
Note: if the administrator has configured an approval workflow, a request will be generated and must be approved or rejected before the compensation is confirmed.
From the app:
Your employees can also request to work on a public holiday through Sesame's mobile app. It's simple, just follow this path: Apps > Time off > Work on a public holiday.
From there, they can select the public holiday directly from the calendar. The process that follows is the same as on the web dashboard.
- Compensate for the day at a later date
By selecting this option, the request will be registered, and it will be recorded that the employee is scheduled to work on the chosen public holiday.
Note: if the administrator has configured an approval workflow, a request will be generated and must be approved or rejected before the compensation is confirmed.
Once the employee confirms they will work on a public holiday, a "Compensate worked public holiday" button will automatically appear next to the "Work on a public holiday" button in the Request time off menu. This allows them to request a compensatory day off later on.
2. Request compensation day
By selecting this option, a second calendar will open in the same view. From there, they can choose the compensation day right away. Once selected, the request will be confirmed.
Note: since the compensation day is selected upfront, the "Compensate worked public holiday" button won’t appear later—there will be no pending time off to request.