Holiday calendars define which holidays apply to employees.
Assign Holiday Calendar When Creating a User
When creating a single user account:
- Select the desired Holiday calendar in the Holiday calendar option.
Assign Holiday Calendar via Bulk Import
When importing multiple user accounts via Excel:
- You can select from predefined Holiday calendars in the file.
If your custom Holiday calendar is not available in the Excel file:
Step 1: Set Default Holiday Calendar
- Go to Settings > Standard settings for new users.
- Define the desired Holiday calendar as the default.
Step 2: Use Default in Excel Import
- In the Excel file, select - Default holiday calendar - in the Holiday calendar column.
Change Holiday Calendar for an Existing Employee
- Log in to Timebutler as an Admin.
- Go to Settings > Working days.
- Click Edit next to the desired employee.
- Select the required Holiday calendar.
- Save your changes.
Assign Holiday Calendar to Multiple Employees
- Log in to Timebutler as an Admin.
- Go to Settings > More… > Holiday sets.
- Select the desired Holiday set.
- Click Assign to users.
- Click Assign to multiple users.
- Follow the instructions to assign the Holiday set.
Change Holidays from a Specific Date
If an employee’s holidays change from a specific date (for example, due to a location change):
- Configure multiple time periods in the working time model to reflect the change.
Default Setting for New Users
You can define a default Holiday calendar for new user accounts:
- Set this in Settings > Standard settings for new users
This ensures that the correct Holiday calendar is preselected when creating new users.