How to add in new leave types

How to add in new leave types in an office, eg. maternity, parental, paternity, compassionate, force majeure, training, roster on, roster off

  • Log on as an admin user to access the HRLocker system.
  • Select settings from the navigation bar at the top of the screen.
  • Select Offices
  • Select the Office Time Off setting 



  • Scroll to the Time-Off Request & Rostering Request Types section.
  • Select Add Add New
  • Name the new Leave type
  • Select 'private' if you prefer for this Leave type to not display its name.
  • Select the type of leave.
    • Select from a range of leave types, from choosing whether it deducts from annual leave balance to assigning it as 'out of office'.
    • Different types of leave will display in different colours in the Who's Off calendar.
  • Select who can request this leave type
Who's Off Calendar
  • Note-These colours can not be edited.

Out of Office

              • Hours are still populated on timesheet
              • This is useful to indicate when an employee is working from home
              • This leave type is automatically approved

 The following types of leave need to be submitted for Approval and will show as before being approved.

Rostered on

              • not deducted from Annual Leave

Rostered Off

              • not deducted from Annual Leave

Deductible

              • Leave is deducted from employees Annual Leave
            • Default
              • Will not deduct from Annual Leave
            • Never Populated on Timesheets
              • This leave does not populate on timesheets
            • Unpaid
              • This allows for days to be included/excluded this leave from payroll related reports
            • Time Off in Lieu
              • This is deducted from Time Off in Lieu not Annual Leave

The new leave type can now be seen in the Time-Off Request & Rostering Request Types section.

This leave type can now be requested by employees in the office that you have added the leave to.

Leave can be requested by an employee or submitted directly by an Admin/Time Off manager.