In this article you can see a general guide on how the settings of a leave policy should look like.

Configurations for Leaves with basic annual allowance

Leaves with basic annual allowance are also called special leaves. They are usually licenses that have already established a number of days per year and this number is never modified.

Some leaves with basic annual allowance are:

• Marriage. For example, in Argentina, 10 days per year.
• Study days. For example, in Argentina, a maximum of 10 days per year.
• Moving. For example, in Argentina it is 2 days per year.
• Maternity. For example, in Argentina 90 days per year.
• Paternity. For example, in Argentina 45 days per year.
• Bereavement. In Argentina, each corresponds to 3 days.

To configure them, you can follow these steps:

• In the Allowance section for leaves in Argentina, set the following:

  • Allowance entitlement: Base annual allowance.

  • Annual allowance: Number of days as applicable. For example, for Study Days, set to 10.

  • Activity period: As applicable. In this example, use "Jan–Dec".

  • Accrual timing: As applicable. In this example, use "Beginning of the cycle".
    
    

  

• In the Proration of allowance section, configure the days to calculate proration as calendar days.
  
  

  

  • Carryover limit: Set to 0 (zero), so that days do not accumulate.

    

• Keep the allowance increase by years of service turned off.
  
  

  

• Depending on the type of leave, set the minimum and maximum period that employees can request. For study leave, the minimum is 1 day and the maximum is 2 days. Additionally, attaching a file is mandatory.
  
  

  

• Configure the approval workflow for requests in your community as required.
   

  

Configurations for Sick Leave

Sick leave generally does not have a set number of days per year; it is indefinite. It is an unlimited annual allowance. To configure it:

• In the Allowance section for leaves, set as follows:

  • Allowance entitlement: Unlimited.

  • Activity period: "Jan–Dec".

  • Accrual timing: Beginning of the cycle.
    
    

  

• It depends on your company whether to limit the number of days an employee can take.
  

  Depending on the type of leave, you can configure it to require users to attach a document, such as a medical certificate.
  
  

  

• Configure the approval workflow for requests in your community as required.
  
  

  

Configurations for Birthday Day

• In the Allowance section, set the following:

  • Allowance entitlement: Base annual allowance.

  • Annual allowance: 1 day.

  • Activity period: "Jan–Dec".

  • Accrual timing: Beginning of cycle.
    
    

  

• In the Proration of allowance section, configure the days to calculate proration as calendar days.
  
  

  

  • Carryover limit: Set to 0 (zero), so that birthday days do not accumulate.
    
    

    

• Keep the allowance increase by years of service turned off.
  
  

  

• There is no minimum or maximum period that employees can request since only one day is granted.
  
  

  

• Configure the approval workflow for requests in your community as required.