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Scheduled Holidays

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Brian Zurawski
22 Oct, 2026 - Updated 2 hours ago
Feature Manager

Scheduled Holidays

Define company holidays once and apply them automatically to your employees' time cards.

Scheduled Holidays is a free feature you can enable in the Feature Manager. Once enabled and assigned to users, holidays can be defined in one place and applied automatically.

Step 1 Turn On Scheduled Holidays

Go to the Feature Manager. Under PTO Options, turn on the toggle for Scheduled Holidays.

Scheduled Holidays in Feature Manager PTO Options

You'll be asked if you want to enable Scheduled Holidays for all users. Click Yes or No. You can change this for individual users in the Users area at any time.

Activation question asking whether to enable Scheduled Holidays for all users

Step 2 Enable Scheduled Holidays Per Employee

The Use Scheduled Holidays option only appears in an employee's profile once the feature is enabled. Choose whether to use Scheduled Holidays and which Holiday Rule applies to each employee.

Use Scheduled Holidays option on an employee profile

Step 3 Open Scheduled Holidays Settings

Click Settings on the Scheduled Holidays card. The Scheduled Holidays page lists your Holiday Rules on the left. Select a rule to see its Holiday Dates and Rule Settings tabs.

Scheduled Holidays card with the Settings buttonScheduled Holidays page with Holiday Rules, the Holiday Dates tab, and the Bulk Add and Add Date buttons

Step 4 Add or Edit Holiday Rules

Edit the default Hourly Holidays rule, or click + Add Rule to create a separate rule, such as one for part-time employees or employees who don't receive full holiday pay. Enter a Rule Name and click Create Rule.

Add Holiday Rule window with the Rule Name field

On the Rule Settings tab, you can rename the rule, choose the Pay Code when Worked (or click + Add Pay Code), and turn on Require Minimum Seniority to set how many days an employee must be employed. To delete a rule, click the trash icon.

Rule Settings tab with Rule Name, Pay Code when Worked, and Require Minimum Seniority

Step 5 Add Holidays

Select a rule and open the Holiday Dates tab. You can add holidays one at a time or in bulk.

Add one holiday: click + Add Date. Enter the Date, Description, and Hours, then click Add Date.

Add Holiday Date window with Date, Description, and Hours

Add several holidays at once: click Bulk Add. Choose the Year and Country, then click Get Holidays. Check each holiday you want, adjust the date or hours if needed, and click Import Selected.

Bulk Add Holidays window with Year, Country, and Get HolidaysBulk Add Holidays list with holidays selected and the Import Selected button

Added holidays appear in the Scheduled Dates list, where you can edit or delete each one. Turn on Show Past to see past holidays. Past dates that are in Locked History display alongside current dates but can't be edited.

Scheduled Dates list with holidays and edit and delete actions

Step 6 How Holidays Appear on the Time Card

Scheduled Holidays appear on the time card with a system-generated icon in the upper-left corner, and the comment in the upper-right corner includes the holiday description.

Scheduled holiday on a time cardScheduled holiday time card detail
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