Holidays and closed periods

Add public holidays so the roster, leave and pay runs know about them, and open the closed-periods settings for longer shutdowns.

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Add a holiday

On the web

  1. On Team, click Schedule settings, then Add holiday.

    The Add holiday dialog
    The Add holiday dialog
  2. Enter the Name (for example Diwali), the Start date and End date.

  3. Click Add holiday. The portal confirms Holiday added.

Holidays appear as Closed on the roster and are not counted as working days in leave or pay runs.

In the app

  1. On the Shifts tab, tap Add holiday.

    The Add holiday sheet in the app
    The Add holiday sheet in the app
  2. Enter the Name, the Start date and End date, and tap Add holiday.

Closed periods

On the web

For a renovation or an annual shutdown, choose Schedule settings, then Manage closed periods. It opens Settings, Scheduling, where closed periods block the calendar for every branch or one branch; see Blocked time and closed days.

In the app

Manage closed periods on the same tab opens the scheduling settings.

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Last updated 25 Sept 2026Something wrong or missing? Tell us.