If a user works term time only or follows different schedules during the year, the system can’t model this as a single pattern. Instead, you can apply multiple working patterns with different start dates.
📌 Note: You need HR Admin permissions to update working patterns.
Understand system limitations
The system requires fixed working patterns.
It doesn’t support fully variable or term-time schedules in one pattern.
To manage this, you must apply multiple patterns across the year.
Set up term-time patterns
Click HR Admin, then run Change work pattern wizard.
Create a working pattern for the first period (for example, term time).
Set the correct start date.
Complete the wizard.
Add additional patterns
Repeat the process for each period:
Create a new pattern for school holidays or non-working periods.
Set the start date for each change.
📌 Note: Each new pattern automatically ends the previous one.
Plan the full year
To ensure accurate calculations:
Set up patterns for all key periods in advance.
Cover the full business year where possible.
This allows the system to:
Calculate entitlement correctly.
Reflect different working periods.
Understand how patterns behave
Each pattern runs until a new one is applied.
The system combines all patterns across the year when calculating allowance.
Choose the best approach
Use multiple patterns for the most accurate setup.
Plan changes in advance to reduce ongoing maintenance.