Delete custom holiday

Note:

This functionality is available to Powerpay People customers using the Time Off Request module. To request this functionality:

  1. Click the Exchange icon in the Powerpay toolbar.

  2. Select Powerpay Products.

  1. Select Powerpay Time Off Requests.

  1. Click Contact Us.

  2. Complete the form and click Send.

    A Dayforce representative will contact you.

Service fees apply.

Custom holidays cannot be deleted if they have been used in the duration calculation of a time off request (pending or approved).

Before deleting a custom holiday, you must cancel any pending or approved time off requests that overlap with the holiday. After the holiday is deleted, employees can rebook the time off again if they wish.

  1. Go to the Calendar tab.Closed From the People menu, select Calendar.

  2. Select the date on the calendar with the custom holiday.

    All pending and approved requests displays in the Event list at the bottom of the page.

  3. Click the trash can icon to the right of an approved request to delete it.

    A confirmation message displays.

  4. Click Cancel Request.

  5. Repeat steps 2 - 4 for all approved requests for the custom holiday date.

  1. Go to the Pending Requests tab.Closed From the People menu, select Calendar > Pending Requests.

    A table displays all the pending requests.

  2. Review the table to locate any pending time off requests for the custom holiday date.

  3. Click the gear icon in the Action column for the request on the custom holiday date.

    The time off requests details display.

  4. Click Deny.

  5. Repeat steps 2-4 for all pending time off requests for the custom holiday date

3. Notify employees with canceled requests to rebook their time off request, and indicate that the date is no longer being offered as a company holiday.

  1. Go to the Calendar tab.Closed From the People menu, select Calendar.

  2. Select the date with the holiday to edit. All events for the selected date display below the calendar in the Events section.

    Note: All pending and approved time off requests for the date must be cancelled before you can delete the custom holiday.

  3. Click the Trash Can icon to delete the custom holiday.

    A warning message displays

  4. Click Delete.

The custom holiday is removed from the calendar.