How to create Public holiday/ Non working day

• 1. Go to menu Payroll and select Settings or Go to menu HR and select Settings. In the screenshots below, the Payroll menu has been selected.

• 2. Click Non-Working Days.

• 3. In the calendar column, insert the calendar name (e.g. Yearly Calendar)

• 4. Select Default.The default flag sets this yearly calendar as the automatic default calendar for Payroll and HR settings.

• 5. Click Save.

• 6. Click the Yearly Calendar.

• 7a. Click the Days tab.

• 7b. In the Day column, choose or insert the date of the Public holiday/non working day.

• 7c. In the Description column insert the name of the Public holiday/non working day.

• 7d. In the Non-Working Day Type column, choose the non working day type. For example choose Public holiday for New Year celebration, choose Disaster for Cyclones.

• 7e. In the Gender column, choose both.

• 8. Click save

• The public holiday is now added to the calendar.

• The below illustration shows the public holiday/non working day for year 2026

• 1. Click the arrow next to year 2026 to copy all Public holidays / non-working days from 2026 to 2027.

• 2. Click Confirm .

The Public holidays/ Non Working days for year 2027 are now created.

For example Chinese New Year for year 2026 was 17 february 2026 whereas in year 2027 it is on 07 February.

• 1. In the column date, Choose or insert the new date.

• 2. click Save