Managing Holidays in Zoho People

Managing Holidays

Viewing holidays

To view holidays in Zoho People go to Operations > Leave > Holidays tab.


  1. Switch between My Holidays and All Holidays using the provided drop-down.
  2. You can also use the drop-down to list holidays by Shifts or Locations.
  3. Navigate between years by using the direction markers on top or switch to a monthly Calendar View using the corresponding icon ()
  4. Use the ellipses icon () to Import ICS files, Export, or to customize the reminder email that will be sent to employees before a holiday occurs. 

Adding Holidays

  1. Navigate to Operations > Leave > Holidays, click on Add Holiday.
  2. Enter the holiday name.
  3. Select holiday date.
  4. Select holiday classification. 
    To add new holiday classification, refer to Holiday Classification.
  5. Select applicability based on shifts and location.
  6. Use the drop-down to choose between a full day or the first/second half as holiday.
  7. Enter the holiday description.
  8. Set how many days prior to the holiday the system should send an automated reminder.
  9. Select the feed notification option to immediately notify the employee when the holiday is added.
  10. If required, select Reprocess Leave Applications option. Any leaves already applied for this holiday will be reprocessed, and the leave balance will be adjusted accordingly.
  11. Click Save.

Watch our help video on setting up holidays in Zoho People:

Shift-based holidays will take precedence over location-based holidays.
*Restricted holidays: These are optional holidays that employees can choose to avail or ignore, meaning these are non-mandatory holidays.
**Automatic reminder email can be customized by navigating to Operations > Leave > Holidays > Ellipses icon > Customize reminder email.

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