Getting ready for the next years leave year

Admin > Settings > Calendars

The only important step is to check that the calendar (both working year and mandatory) holds the next year.  And if they exist you should also check that they hold the correct dates for bank holidays and mandatory leave dates for the year in question.  You can check which calendars are in use by going to Admin > Settings > Work Patterns (dropdown) > Bulk Display.  If the year isn't in the list, an employee will not be able to book into that year and you will need to add it before they can.  You can do so by clicking the Add button in the middle of the top box.  NOTE: the calendar doesn't determine the leave year (eg April to March) so it can be Jan to Dec to make adding Bank Holidays more simple.  To open a specific year click the Period Name.



The employees leave year will be automatically created as soon as an employee books leave in to that leave year but if you want to force the system to create the a leave year for all staff you can go to Admin > System Functionality (dropdown) > Leave > Leave Cycles > This Year or Next Year. 

Unless you want to report on all staff early on in the year its often best to leave the creation of the leave year up to EW Assist.