Business closures are days when your business is closed. There are two types: Bank Holidays (paid days in addition to annual allowance) and Shutdown Days (mandatory days off that come out of employees' allowance, like Christmas closure days).
Creating Business Closures
Select the Time Off tile from the left-hand menu
Click the Business Closures tab at the top
Click Add New to create a new closure
Enter the Date of the closure
Enter a Name for the closure (e.g., "Christmas Day" or "Company Shutdown")
Select the Type (Bank Holiday or Shutdown)
Bank Holiday: Paid day off in addition to annual allowance
Shutdown Day: Mandatory day off that comes out of annual allowance
Optional: Select which Cohort this closure applies to (or leave as "Everyone")
Click Save
The business closure is now created and will automatically appear in employees' time off calculations.
Editing or Deleting Business Closures
Go to Business Closures tab
Click on the closure you want to edit
Make your changes and click Save, or click Delete to remove it
Use Case
This feature is predominantly used by Super Users, Admin staff, and Payroll/HR teams when planning the holiday year. It's typically set up once per year (or twice if planning ahead), with updates made as company shutdown dates are confirmed. Some companies apply closures to specific cohorts – for example, office staff might have different bank holidays than site-based workers.
💡 Tips
Set up the next year's bank holidays and known shutdown days as early as possible
Use cohorts to apply closures only to specific groups if your business has different holiday schedules
Remember: bank holidays ADD days to allowances, shutdown days DEDUCT from allowances