Recording Absence
Recording Absence
Alternatively, it can be done from the 'Leave Requests' page using the 'Record Absence For...' button on that sub menu.
Both will take you to a 'New Event' page to allow an absence to be recorded.
Workgroup
This setting allows you to select a work group from a drop down list of available work groups.
Employee
This setting allows you to select a user from a drop down list of members of the selected work group.
Type
This setting allows you to select an absence type from a drop down list of available absence types. The remaining allowance for the selected absence type is also displayed for your information.
Title
This field allows you to enter a title for the absence event and it is pre-filled with the absence type name for convenience.
This field allows you to enter a title for the absence event and it is pre-filled with the absence type name for convenience.
Start Date
This setting allows you to enter an end date for the absence event and works in a similar way to the Start Date setting.
This is a calculated field which the system will complete using the information from the start and end date settings. The duration will be days or hours depending on if the absence type is recorded in hours or days.
If cover is selected for the absence type in the 'Type' field then the 'Cover' setting will be displayed. This allows you to select a user to provide the 'cover' from a drop down of available users. For more information see the 'Selecting Cover' section of the Event types in depth article.
If LeaveWizard is configured to allow Sickness Categories and is enabled for the absence type in the 'Type' field then the 'Sickness Category' setting will be displayed. This allows you to select a 'Sickness Category', which is mandatory, from a drop down of predefined categories. For more information see the 'Sickness Categories' section of the Company settings in depth article and the 'Other Options' section of the Event types in depth article.
This setting allows you to enter a start date for the absence event into a box or select the day from a pop up calendar. If the absence type is recorded in days then you can also select All day, Morning or Afternoon from a drop down. Alternately, if it is recorded in hours then you can enter a start time in a box or select the time from a pop up time picker.
End Date
This setting allows you to enter an end date for the absence event and works in a similar way to the Start Date setting.
Duration
This is a calculated field which the system will complete using the information from the start and end date settings. The duration will be days or hours depending on if the absence type is recorded in hours or days.
Notes and/or back to work notes
This field allows you to enter some notes about the absence event.
This field allows you to enter some notes about the absence event.
Cover
If cover is selected for the absence type in the 'Type' field then the 'Cover' setting will be displayed. This allows you to select a user to provide the 'cover' from a drop down of available users. For more information see the 'Selecting Cover' section of the Event types in depth article.
Sickness Category
If LeaveWizard is configured to allow Sickness Categories and is enabled for the absence type in the 'Type' field then the 'Sickness Category' setting will be displayed. This allows you to select a 'Sickness Category', which is mandatory, from a drop down of predefined categories. For more information see the 'Sickness Categories' section of the Company settings in depth article and the 'Other Options' section of the Event types in depth article.
Submit / Cancel
These buttons allow you to either submit or cancel the entries you have made and return to the previous page.