How to Set a Blackout Period (Block Time)
A Blackout Period is a period of time when employees aren’t allowed to book any leave. This Automation is useful for companies that have high-volume periods and want to implement a blackout period to ensure they have sufficient staff.
Let’s begin!
- Go to the Vacation Tracker Dashboard - app.vacationtracker.io/signin
- On the left-hand side click on Add-ons
- Select Blackout Period
- In case you haven’t subscribed to the Blackout Period automation yet, go to Discover more add-ons and select Blackout Period there
- Choose a name for your Blackout Period
- Choose “Yes” to apply the Blackout Period to all Users within the company, choose “No” if you’d like to set the blackout period for a particular Location, Department or Label. For more information on how to assign a blackout period for different locations, departments, and/or labels, please see the following link:
- Select the Leave Types you would like the Blackout Period to be set for.
- Select the start and end date for the Blackout Period.
- Choose if you’d like for the Blackout period to recur annually.
Please note, at the bottom of the page, you will have a summary of how many Users the Blackout Period will affect and a summary of the policy you created.
- You can use our default template to set an Auto-Reject response or add your own message. The User will receive this automatic response when they try to request a leave during the Blackout Period you set.
- Click on Create
You can create as many Blackout Periods needed for different dates.
You can revisit any Blackout Period automations you’ve previously created by going to Add-ons and clicking on Blackout Period.
Updated on: 24/10/2024
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