You use the Absence Detail window to record absence details. You can also use it to enter further information relating to an employee's holiday absences. This information is required for payroll processing.

   To enter further holiday absence information:

1. Click in the Further Information field. The Additional Absence Detail Information window is displayed.

2. Enter the date this absence was accrued.

   Note: You can only book an absence from one accrual year at a time. To be able to book an absence that was accrued from more than one accrual year, you must enter two absences. Also, it is not possible to book a holiday over the plan year-end. For example, if you entered an accrual year start month of 6 while defining the accrual plan, you cannot book a holiday that spans 1st June. To do this you must book two sequential absences.

3. Enter the Main Holiday accrual days spent in this absence.

   Note: These days exclude other types of accrual days.

4. Enter the number of protected days.

   Note: Number of protected days is usually limited to 5 days per year. A protected day is usually a Saturday (a non working day) when the preceding Friday (working day) is taken.

5. Enter the Conventional accrual days spent in this absence.

6. Enter the Seniority accrual days spent in this absence.

7. Enter the Young Mothers accrual days spent in this absence.

   Note: You need to set up the Child Relationship type for Young Mothers. This information is used for calculating the young mothers holiday pay.

   See: Setting Up Dependent Child Contact Relationships

8. Save your work.

   Note: For RTT and Additional Days absences, you only enter the date accrued and the number of Main Holiday accrual days.