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    Absences The Absences page allows employers to record, manage, and track any type of employee leave, such as Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Unpaid Leave, or Parental Leave. From this section, you can: Add a new leave period for an employee. View all current and upcoming absences in the calendar view. Check each employee’s absence history for reference. Each absence type is displayed with a different color code in the calendar, making it easy to identify at a glance.Few readers
  • Absences Calendar
    Absences Calendar What is the Absences Calendar? It is the screen where you can view the absences of your company's employees. You can Access it via Left-hand menu: Company → Absences → Calendar (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/1/7/f/a/17fa4f20d52a0f00/image1tn5m0e.png =960x473) Viewing Employees: On this screen, the user will see all employees listed, regardless of whether they have any absences registered. Both employees with and withoutFew readers
  • How to Add a Sick Leave (SSP)
    How to Add a Sick Leave in Freepayroll? A Sick Leave is an absence granted to an employee who is unable to work due to illness or injury. This allows employers to manage payroll and records accurately during the employee’s absence. In Freepayroll we have 2 ways of adding a Sick Leave Method 1: Through the People section. 1. Add a Sick Leave Go to ‘People’. Click the Edit icon next to the employee’s name. Open the ‘Absences’ tab. Under Absence Type, selectFew readers
  • How to Add a Paternity Leave (SPP)
    How to Add a Paternity Leave in Freepayroll? A Paternity* Leave* is an absence granted to an employee who is unable to work due to illness or injury. This allows employers to manage payroll and records accurately during the employee’s absence. In Freepayroll we have 2 ways of adding a Paternity Leave Method 1: Through the People section. 1. Add a Paternity Leave Go to ‘People’. Click the Edit icon next to the employee’s name. Open the ‘Absences’ tab. UnderFew readers
  • How to Add a Maternity Leave (SMP)
    How to Add a Maternity Leave in Freepayroll? A Maternity Leave is an absence granted to an employee who is unable to work due to illness or injury. This allows employers to manage payroll and records accurately during the employee’s absence. In Freepayroll we have 2 ways of adding a Maternity Leave Method 1: Through the People section. 1. Add a Maternity Leave Go to ‘People’. Click the Edit icon next to the employee’s name. Open the ‘Absences’ tab. Under AbFew readers
  • How to add an Annual Leave
    Understanding Annual Leave in Freepayroll What is annual leave? Annual leave is the paid time off work that employees are legally entitled to under the UK Working Time Regulations 1998. Annual leave is paid through payroll as part of an employee’s normal earnings. How much annual leave is an employee entitled to? Most employees are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid annual leave per leave year. For a full-time employee working 5 days per week, this equals 28 days per year. This enFew readers

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