Where do I find Time off settings?

Only users with the Owner or Admin role can access Time off settings.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Time off settings in the left-hand menu.

How do I add a company holiday?

Company holidays are dates when your entire company is closed. These days aren't deducted from an employee's individual time off allowance.

1. In Time off settings, go to Company holidays.
2. Click Add new.
3. In the Add company holiday window, enter a Name.
4. Turn on Close only part of the day if the closure doesn't cover a full day.
5. Enter a Start date and End date.
6. Click Save.

You can edit or delete a company holiday after you add it. Only Owners and Admins can add, edit, or delete company holidays.

How do I add a restricted date?

Restricted dates show a warning to team members if they try to request time off during that period. Restricted dates don't block employees from submitting a time off request.

1. In Time off settings, go to Restricted dates.
2. Click Add new.
3. In the Add restricted date window, enter a Name.
4. Enter a Start date and End date.
5. Click Save.

You can edit or delete a restricted date after you add it. Only Owners and Admins can add, edit, or delete restricted dates.

How do I turn on sick leave notifications?

Sick leave notifications only apply if your company uses Time off with sick leave registration, and only for employees with Swedish employments.

When this setting is on, Simployer sends an email reminder about the doctor's certificate on day 7 and day 14 of an ongoing sick leave. After 7 days of continuous sick leave, the employer can request a doctor's certificate from the employee. After 14 days, this certificate must be sent to Försäkringskassan.

1. In Time off settings, find Sick leave notifications.
2. Turn the toggle on or off.

Only Owners and Admins can change this setting.

How do I show or hide the vacation balance breakdown for employees?

This setting only applies if your company uses Time off with vacation registration enabled.

1. In Time off settings, find Display vacation balance breakdown.
2. Turn the toggle on to let employees see a detailed breakdown of their vacation balance, or off to hide it from employees.

Owners and Admins can always see the vacation balance breakdown, regardless of this setting. Even when this setting is off, employees still see their spent vacation days, remaining paid vacation days, saved vacation days, and remaining unpaid vacation days on their profile — only the detailed breakdown table is hidden.

Only Owners and Admins can change this setting.

How do I enable working remote registration?

The Working remote setting lets employees register work remote using the Work remote button.

1. In Time off settings, find Working remote.
2. Turn the toggle on to enable this button for employees, or off to disable it.

Only Owners and Admins can change this setting.

How do I save my Time off settings?

1. After you change any setting on the Time off settings page, click Save at the bottom of the page.

Important: Changes to Time off settings aren't applied until you click Save.

FAQs

Do restricted dates stop employees from requesting time off?

No. Restricted dates only show a warning when a team member requests time off during that period. They don't block the request.

Who can change Time off settings?

Only users with the Owner or Admin role can change Time off settings