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?
What is a leave of absence?
A leave of absence is the temporary suspension of an employment contract at the employee’s request.
It’s important to understand that:
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It is not a sick leave nor a resignation: the employment relationship remains in place, but in a paused or suspended state.
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There is no obligation to work or to pay salary: during the leave of absence, the employee does not provide services, and the company is not required to pay a salary or make Social Security contributions (except in specific cases, such as leave to care for children).
- The reason may vary: it can be requested for different reasons, such as personal or family matters, studies, or to take up a public office.
Common types of leave of absence
Leaves of absence are classified into different types, each with its own rules regarding duration and the right to job reservation.
Voluntary leave of absence
- Requested at the worker’s own discretion, without the need to justify the reason.
- Generally requires a minimum length of service with the company.
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The employee does not have the right to job reservation, only a preferential right to rejoin if a vacancy of the same or similar category becomes available.
- Usually has a minimum duration (e.g., 4 months) and a maximum duration (e.g., 5 years).
Leave of absence for childcare or family care
- Granted to care for a child or a family member up to a certain degree of kinship.
- This type of leave does provide job protection (at least during the first year), and the time counts toward seniority.
Mandatory leave of absence
- This is granted when the employee is appointed or elected to a public office or to union duties that prevent them from attending work.
- It entails the preservation of the employee’s job position for the entire duration of the office, and the period counts towards seniority.