How do you know if an absence is holiday accruing?

Some types of absence is holiday accruing under the Annual Leave Act. This means that the employee continues to accrue holiday days while they’re absent.

Examples of holiday-accruing absence include sickness, parental leave, leave to care for a sick child (VAB) and pregnancy leave.

Absence that normally isn’t holiday accruing includes unpaid leave, such as leave to study or work elsewhere, and being laid off. If there’s a specific agreement, that takes precedence.

Most types of absence are automatically registered as holiday accruing or non-holiday accruing. In some cases, though, you may need to make manual adjustments.

• For sickness, up to 180 calendar days per holiday year are holiday accruing. When you register sick leave using the Sick leave shortcut, this is handled automatically. If the sick leave continues into a new holiday year, you’ll need to adjust the pay codes manually. Read more in How is long term sick leave over two holiday years handled?.
• For parental leave and care of sick child, a maximum of 120 calendar days per child qualify, or 180 calendar days for a single parent. If the absence exceeds these limits, you’ll need to clear The leave accrues holiday in the shortcut under Payroll – Calendar.

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