Absence and Vacation | Default absence accrual patterns

New Sage People orgs contain a number of default absence accrual patterns designed to meet the needs of these countries:

  • Australia (Generic)

  • France (Generic)

  • Germany (Generic)

  • UK (Generic)

  • US (Generic)

You can use these patterns as-is, modify them for your organization's needs, or export and import a pattern to use as a starting point for an additional pattern. The following sections provide more information about the key settings in the absence accrual rules belonging to the default patterns.

Australia (Generic)

Pattern features: 

  • Rate Unit: Hour

  • Hours to Days Conversion: 8

The pattern includes the following absence accrual rules:

Rule name Accrues Key settings
Annual Leave Yes

Accrues continuously, no reset

Rate Per: Day

Rate: 0.0548

No carry over expiry or limits

Block Minimum Accrual: -0.1

Block Minimum Accrual: -40.00

Block Message: Your request has exceeded your current balance. Please resubmit your request or contact your Manager or Human Resources

Long Service Leave Yes

Set up to accrue after 10 years (120 months)

Entitlement Start: 120

Rate Base: 352

Block Minimum Accrual: -0.1

Block Minimum Year End: -0.1

Block Maximum Length: 352

Block Maximum Total: 352

Block Message: Your request has exceeded your current balance. Please resubmit your request or contact your Manager or Human Resources

Personal (Carers) Leave Yes

Rate Per: Day

Rate: 0.0274

Block Minimum Accrual: -0.1

Evidence Maximum Length: 8.00

Evidence Maximum Total: 3.00

Evidence Message: Please email a doctor's certificate for absences of 2 or more working days to your manager.

Block Message: Your request has exceeded your current balance. Please resubmit your request or contact your Manager or Human Resources

Bereavement Leave No

Block Maximum Length: 16.00

Block Maximum Total: 16.00

Block Message: Your request exceeds the allowance for this leave. Please resubmit your request or contact your Manager or Human Resources

Birthday Leave No

Block Maximum Length: 8.00

Block Maximum Total: 8.00

Block Message: Your request exceeds the allowance for this leave. Please contact your manager.

Jury Service No

Alert Maximum Length: 0.50

Alert Message: Please provide Jury Service Certificate within 7 days of service.

Leave Without Pay

No

Block Maximum Length: 455.00

Block Maximum Total: 455.00

Block Message: Your request has exceeded your current balance. Please resubmit your request or contact your Manager or Human Resources

Special Leave No

Block Maximum Length: 51.00

Block Message: Your request has exceeded your current balance. Please resubmit your request or contact your Manager or Human Resources

Unpaid Parental Leave No

Block Maximum Length: 1820.00

Block Message: Your request has exceeded your current balance. Please resubmit your request or contact your Manager or Human Resources

Unpaid Personal Leave No

No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.

Time off in Lieu No

No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.

France (Generic)

Pattern features: 

  • Rate Unit: Day

Includes the following absence accrual rules:

Rule name Accrues Description
Annual Leave Yes

Accrued entitlement is available to use in the next vacation year (deferred accrual).

Rate Per: Month

Rate: 2.5

Reset Day and Month: 1 June

Carry Over Months: 3

Maximum Carry Over: 5.00

Block Minimum Year End -0.10

RTT Yes

Rate Per: Month

Rate: 1.00

Reset Day and Month: 1 June

Carry Over Months: 3

Block Minimum Year End: -0.10

Compassionate Leave No Block Maximum Length: 4.00
Jury Service No

No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.

Maternity No Block Maximum Length: 365
Paternity

No

No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.
Sickness No

Block Maximum Length: 14.00

Block Maximum Total: 20.00

Evidence Message: Doctor's certificate must be provided for absences of 7 or more working days.

Unpaid Leave No

No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.

Germany (Generic)

Pattern features: 

  • Rate Unit: Day

Includes the following absence accrual rules:

Rule name Accrues Description
Annual Leave Yes

Rate Per: Month

Rate: 2.0833

Reset Day and Month: 1 January

Carry Over Months: 3

Maximum Carry Over: 5.00

Block Minimum Year End: -0.10

Care of the Sick Child No

No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.

Funeral No

Block Maximum Length: 4.00

Block Message: There is a 4 day limit for funeral leave

Marriage Leave No

Evidence Maximum Length: 1.00

Evidence Message: Please supply marriage certificate

Parental Leave No

No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.

Sickness No

Block Maximum Length: 14.00

Block Maximum Total: 20.00

Evidence Message: Doctor's certificate must be provided for absences of 7 or more working days.

Unpaid Leave No No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.

UK (Generic)

Pattern features: 

  • Rate Unit: Day

Includes the following absence accrual rules:

Rule name Accrues Description
Annual Leave Yes

Rate Per: Month

Rate: 2.0833

Reset Day and Month: 1 January

Carry Over Months: 3

Maximum Carry Over: 5.00

Block Minimum Year End: -0.10

Compassionate Leave No Block Maximum Length: 4.00
Jury Service No

No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.

Maternity No

Block Maximum Length: 365.00

Earliest Parental Leave Start: 77

Latest Parental Leave End: 0

Earliest Parental Leave End: 14

Paternity No

Block Maximum Length: 14.00

Block Maximum Total: 14.00

Earliest Parental Leave Start: 0

Sickness No

Alert Maximum Length: 1.00

Evidence Maximum Length: 7.00

Block Maximum Length: 14.00

Block Maximum Total: 20.00

Evidence Message: Doctor's certificate must be provided for absences of 7 or more working days.

Unpaid Leave No

No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.

US (Generic)

Pattern features: 

  • Rate Unit: Day

Includes the following absence accrual rules:

Rule name

Accrues Description
PTO Yes

Rate Per: Month

Rate: 1.25

Reset Day and Month: 1 January

Carry Over Month: 3

Maximum Carry Over: 5.00

Block Minimum Year End: -0.10

Bereavement Leave No Block Maximum Length: 4.00
Jury Service No

No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.

Maternity No

Block Maximum Length: 365.00

Earliest Parental Leave Start: 77

Latest Parental Leave Start: 0

Earliest Parental Leave End: 14

Military Leave No Block Maximum Length: 4.00
Paternity No

Block Maximum Length: 14.00

Block Maximum Total: 14.00

Earliest Parental Leave Start: 0

Personal Leave No Block Maximum Length: 8.00
Sickness No

Block Maximum Length: 14.00

Block Maximum Total: 20.00

Evidence Message: Doctor's certificate must be provided for absences of 7 or more working days.

Unpaid Leave No No rates, minimum or maximum limits, alerts, or blocks.