How-to
Setting public holidays
Public holidays automatically exclude from working-day counts in leave calculations. Defaults are loaded for England/Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
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Public holidays
Blankitt HR ships with UK public holiday calendars loaded for the current + next year:
- England & Wales
- Scotland (extra: 2 Jan, St Andrew's Day)
- Northern Ireland (extra: St Patrick's Day, Battle of the Boyne)
Where they show up
When an employee books leave that includes a public holiday, those days are not debited from the balance. The team calendar shows public holidays as faded grey blocks.
Setting the region
Per-tenant setting under Settings > General. The dropdown picks which of the three regional calendars to use as the default for all employees.
Per-employee override
For multi-region teams (e.g. a Scottish employee on an England-default tenant), you can override the region on the employee's Employment tab. Their personal leave bookings will use the override.
Custom holidays
To add a non-statutory company-wide closed-day (e.g. a "founders' day"), go to Settings > Public holidays > Add custom day. These flow into the balance calculation the same way as statutory ones.