In this topic

• Introduction
• National Public Holidays
• Custom Employer-Wide Holidays
• Custom State Based Holidays
• Custom Location Based Holidays

Introduction

This topic describes how public holidays can be viewed or created by a Leave Administrator.

The Public Holidays list is used in the calculation of leave hours when an employee applies for leave.

National Public Holidays

Ready pay (powered by ePayroll) maintains a list of Australian public holidays that are automatically available on all accounts. The list of public holidays is updated before the beginning of the Financial Year based on the Public Holidays that have been gazetted at that time.

To view the list of National Public Holidays:

1. Go to the Administration -> Holiday screen
2. A list of the Public Holidays for the current Financial Year is displayed along with their dates and the States that each Public Holiday applies to.
3. To view Public Holidays for a different Financial Year, select the required year from the Year dropdown

Custom Employer-Wide Holidays

You can add your own public holidays that apply to all employees within your organisation.

To add a Public Holiday for all employees of your organisation:

1. Go to the Administration -> Holiday screen
2. Click the New Employer Holiday button
3. Select the Date on which the holiday falls
4. Enter a Description for the holiday
5. Ensure that All Employees is selected from the Applies to: dropdown
6. Click the Add button

Custom State Based Holidays

You can also add your own public holidays that are specific to employees of your organisation who work in a specific State.

To add a Public Holiday for employees of your organisation in a specific State:

1. Go to the Administration -> Holiday screen
2. Click the New Employer Holiday button
3. Select the Date on which the holiday falls
4. Enter a Description for the holiday
5. Select State Wide from the Applies to: dropdown
6. Select the State that the holiday applies to from the State dropdown
7. Click the Add button

Custom Location Based Holidays

You can also add your own public holidays that are specific to employees of your organisation who work in specific Locations.

To add a Public Holiday for employees of your organisation in a specific Location:

1. Go to the Administration -> Holiday screen
2. Click the New Employer Holiday button
3. Select the Date on which the holiday falls
4. Enter a Description for the holiday
5. Select Regional from the Applies to: dropdown
6. Tick all of the locations that the holiday applies to in the Locations list
7. Click the Add button