How to Add a New Holiday Calendar for the Upcoming Year

Your holiday calendar will likely need an update before the start of the next year. Here's how to add a new calendar

It's important to make sure you have your Holiday Calendar up-to-date and ready before the turn of a New Year. Not having a calendar set up ahead of time can cause serious issues for employees, especially as it relates to payroll and taking time off.

Below, we share step-by-step instructions on how to create next year's Holiday Calendar.

Step 1: Click on the Admin Tab

 

Step 2: Click on the "Holidays" sub-tab

 

Step 3 (A): Select your current Holiday Calendar (if you have one)

If you have a current calendar, click into the calendar by clicking the title.

 

Step 3 (B): Select "Add a holiday calendar" (if you don't currently have a calendar)

If you've never created a calendar before, click on the "Add a holiday calendar" option

 

Step 4: Click "Add [New Year] Calendar

If you're working from an existing calendar, once you click into it, there'll be a link at the bottom of the screen that says "Add [20XX] year". Click that link to continue your existing holiday calendar schedule

 

If you're creating a holiday calendar for the first time, and you're doing it for the upcoming year, click on the "Next Year" option

Once you've done that, click the "Next step: Holidays" button

Step 5: Enter your holidays and save

Begin adding holidays by clicking into a field and typing the name of the holiday. Then enter the date it falls on for the upcoming year.

Add as many holidays as you wish, and then click "Add Holidays" when you're done