Timelogix allows you to track a few absences by default, such as Holiday, Personal, Sick and Vacation. You also have the option of creating custom absences under the Settings. To create custom absences, navigate to:

Creating Absences

1. Settings
2. Absence Types
3. Create Absence Type

When creating a custom absence type, the following window will appear:

1. Absence Type Name
2. Absence Type Description (Optional)
3. Allow Negative hours: This option is available to allow the user to still request Paid Time Off, even if the employee's accrual balance is less than what they are requesting.
4. Allow to accrue hours: Enable this option if your employees accrue PTO toward the absence type.
5. Decimal places: Decimal format; How many decimal places are used for this type of absence. For example:  Accrue 3.2 hours of said absence, versus 3.456 hours.
6. Share bucket with: Share the accrual-hours bucket with another absence.
7. Pay hours: Is this a paid absence type? If so, determine whether the absence is Excused or Unexcused and, if the hours:
   
   • Count toward Overtime
     or if you want to:
   • Pay worked hours as OT
     • Rate Amount: By default it is 1.50 x the employee rate.

Applying Absences

To apply an Absence on a day for an employee, navigate to:

1. Dashboard
2. Schedules
3. Select the User from the list
4. You can start creating Absences by selecting one of two options:
   • The Absence option above the calendar
     • Then, click on a single day, or click and drag between days, on the calendar to select your dates
       or
   • From the Schedule Options drop-down Menu, select Create Absences

A window will appear where you will be prompted to fill in the following information:

1. Selected Employee(s)
2. Select the Absence Type
3. Enter the amount of hours to pay
4. Select the Start & End date
   1. Recurrence: Does the absence recur? If so, does it recur Daily, Weekly or Monthly?
   2. Select the days that the absence will fall on if the leave spans longer than a day.
5. Note (Optional)