Defining a Holiday on ZenHR

Employees are entitled to a number of public holidays each year. Employees who choose to work on public holidays are entitled to overtime pay, in addition to other benefits.

On ZenHR, the HR admin must define all public holidays, whether they are external or internal. This is done to ensure the accuracy of all financial matters and vacation balances for each employee. 

To define a holiday on ZenHR, please follow the below steps:

User  Menu à System Preferences à Holidays

Through the “Holidays” page, you will be able to define a new holiday by clicking on the “Add” button.

After clicking on the “Add” button, the below page will appear which shows the “Add Holiday” form that you need to fill out.

• Type in the “Holiday Name”, for example; New Year.
• Enter the Start Date, which is the effective date of the holiday.
• Select the Religion. By choosing the religion, the system will consider a certain day a public holiday only for employees who belong to a certain religion.
• Check the “Recurring Annually” box if it’s a recurring holiday with a fixed date, for example, New Year or Christmas.