Leave types settings

What staff choose when they apply for leave, and the pay code each type exports under.

When to use

You are setting up leave.
You add a kind of leave, or rename one.
A leave type is blocking the payroll export.

Only Owners can change leave types. WSManager records leave. Balances and Holidays Act pay stay in your payroll system.

Overview

The Leave types page lists each type with whether it is paid, its pay code, its order, how many applications use it, and status. A type with no pay code shows None: blocks the export.

The pay codes shown are common codes for your payroll system. Check them with your payroll provider before the first export.

Key features

Name, for example Annual leave, Sick leave, Bereavement leave.
Pay code. The export code the leave exports under. Change the export codes on Payroll settings.
Paid leave (counts in the timesheet’s paid hours).
Order in the list. Lower numbers come first.
Active. An inactive type is not offered any more. Existing leave keeps it.

How to: add a leave type

Go to Settings, then Leave types, then Add leave type.
Enter the Name and choose a Pay code.
Tick Paid leave if it counts as paid hours.
Select Add leave type.

Tips & gotchas

Leave with a type that has no pay code blocks the payroll export.
Make a type inactive instead of removing it. Leave already recorded keeps it.