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Sick leave

Setup your sick leave policy

Esben Hedegaard avatar
Written by Esben Hedegaard
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Click: Setup Admin -> Modules -> Notifications & Rules > Sick leave

Select method

BitaBIZ supports 2 sick leave methods.

The method employees must use is selected on the Notifications & Rules page:

Click on the photo to see the 2 sick leave methods:

Read more about the 2 sick leave methods:

  1. Only today's date
    πŸ“‘ User guide: Employee must register sick everyday when sick
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  2. Sick period allowed
    πŸ“‘ User guide: Employee has access to register a sick period

Checklist

Should some of the features below be connected to your sick leave policy?

Notifications

Approver: Notification

When employees register sick. An SMS notification is sent the the approver.

ℹ️ The reminder include if the employee has written a message.

Employee: Notification

A free text SMS message sent on the first sick day registered during a period.

ℹ️ It could include instructions regarding your sick leave policy.

Fixed paid staff and hourly paid staff

Different absence codes or rates for different staff groups.

πŸ’ Should your hourly paid employees receive pay during sick leave?

Register sick hours?

Step 1) If one or more employee groups must be able to register sick leave in hours, this is activated on the employees' policy.

Step 2) When sick hours are activated on the policy, Official work hours must also be activated.

πŸ’ Read more about the 2 official work hour methods BitaBIZ are supporting:

ℹ️ If official work hours are not activated. Sick hour access will not work.

Step 3) Employees can now use the access to register sick in hours

πŸ’ If an employee tries to register sick hours on a day off, the employee will be informed and the registration will be blocked.

Days off can be weekends, public holidays, days without official working hours or custom registration types created as a day off.

Max number of paid sick days per year?

If a max number of sick days per year is saved to the policy. If the registered sick days exceed the number the sick registration is blocked.

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