The holidays module within TimeStar allows for the automation of various holiday pay rules for different groups of employees. As holiday dates change each year, and therefore when organizations choose to observe them, the system administrator is responsible for maintaining the list of company holidays and their dates each year in TimeStar.

• In the Main Navigation menu, open the Company Setup folder.
• Click on the Holidays page.

1. Holidays:

• Contains a drop-down that’s used to select a specific year’s holiday calendar.

2. Add Holiday:

• Provides a drop-down containing a list of all active company holidays.

3. Calendar:

• Displays a list of the selected year’s holidays and observation dates.

In order to take full advantage of Time & Attendance’s holiday pay automation, ensure the holidays for the following year are generated prior to entering that year.

To add a new years holiday observances, please complete the following steps:

If not yet on the Holidays page, follow the steps in the “Navigating to the Company Holidays Page” section.

1. Click the GENERATE HOLIDAYS button

The Generate Holidays window will open

2. Select the last year of generated dates in the Generate dates from dropdown

3. Enter the next consecutive year in the Generate dates for field

4. Click GENERATE HOLIDAYS

The window will populate using the dates of the Generate dates from years observances but with the Generate dates for year entered above.  This is represented in the image on the left below.

5. Update any dates necessary to adjust for the new year.

Examples might be moving a holiday that falls on a weekend to a weekday. The updated holiday dates are represented in the image below on the right.

Generated dates prior to updating.  Click on image below to enlarge.

Updated holiday dates.  Click on image below to enlarge.

6. Click Save

The updated holiday dates will now display in the newly created calendar year.

3. Enter the date the holiday will be observed.

4. Click Save

Once saved, the added holiday will display with the existing holiday for the year.

Organizations may change the dates they observe company holidays mid-year for various business reasons. This section will demonstrate how to update an existing holiday calendar.

To change a holidays observed date, please follow the steps below:

If not yet on the Holidays page, follow the steps in the “Navigating to the Company Holidays Page” section.

1. Select the year to modify the holiday

2. Click the trash can on the far right of the holiday that will need its observed date changed

3. Add Holiday – Click the drop-down to locate the holiday with the same name as the one being removed

4. Click the plus  symbol after the appropriate holiday has been selected

The holiday will drop down to the window below with a blank date field

5. Enter the date the holiday will be observed.

6. Click Save 

A confirmation box will appear, asking if you’re certain you want to permanently delete this record. If so, click the OK button.

Once saved, the holiday with the old observance date will be removed and the new holiday and observance date will show with the other existing holidays for the year.

Remove A Holiday From Holiday Calendar

If a mistake was made during the holiday generation, a date was not selected correctly, or a holiday no longer applies, the holiday can be removed by taking the steps below.

1. Click the trash can icon to the right of the holiday to be deleted.

2. Click Save

3. A new row can be added with the correct date if necessary by following the steps on the Add A Holiday To An Existing Year’s Holiday Calendar page.