Public holidays are common in every country and each country has its own specific public holidays. For example, Thanksgiving is a public holiday in the USA. In effect, a company needs to comply with the public holidays relevant to their particular country or they may face legal implications. Also, a company needs to configure its existing HR system to accommodate the public holidays relevant to its particular country. With OrangeHRM, a company can now easily add/remove holidays. It is possible to add both repeating and non-repeating holidays for that particular country.
To access this feature go to Leave -> More -> Configure ->Holidays. The 'Holidays' screen is displayed as follows:
Step 1 – Click the 'Add' button. The 'Add Holiday' screen is displayed.
Step 2 – Complete the following Fields.
Field |
Description |
Name |
Name of the holiday. |
Date |
Date and the month of the holiday. |
Full-Day / Half Day |
If the holiday is a full day or a half-day. |
Repeats Annually |
If the holiday reoccurs every year then this field needs to be enabled (the Christmas holiday is on the 25th of December every year). |
Country |
The country to which the holiday is applicable. |
Location |
City/State to which the holiday is applicable. |
Step 3 – Click 'Save' after defining the Holidays.
Remove Holidays
Step 1 - Select the holiday(s) from the holiday list mentioned in the 'Holidays' screen and delete by clicking the checkbox corresponding to the holiday you wish to remove.
Step 2- Click the button on the top left corner of the list. Upon clicking this button the following pop-up menu is enabled.
Step 3 - From this pop-up menu select the 'Delete Selected ' Option'. Upon clicking this option the selected holidays will be deleted.
Filter Holidays
Step 1 - Click the Filter button on the top right corner of the screen to filter the holiday list.