{"id":10710,"date":"2023-12-10T06:57:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T06:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/user_manual\/%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%af%d9%81%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%a9\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:42:20","slug":"leave-policies","status":"publish","type":"user_manual","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/leave-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Leave Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703240093789{margin-left: 200px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leave policies are used to customize specific types for each kind of leave for each employee according to the way you classify the employees and their leaves. For example, you can assign different leave policies for each department of the company, for each designation, or based on the employee&#8217;s experience. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;How to Add a New Leave Policy&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703237183870{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703237745625{margin-left: 200px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>&#8220;Settings&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dropdown under <\/span><b>&#8220;Attendance&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the main menu, then click on <\/span><b>&#8220;Leave Policies&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46090 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leave-Policies.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leave-Policies.png 1365w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leave-Policies-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leave-Policies-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Leave-Policies-768x354.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>&#8220;New Leave Policy&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10714 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h16_29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1349\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h16_29.png 1349w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h16_29-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h16_29-1024x307.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h16_29-768x231.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the name of the leave policy and make its status active so you can assign it to employees. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then enter the types of leaves allowed in this leave policy based on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/leave-types-and-permissions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the leave types<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> available in the system, then press <\/span><b>&#8220;Save&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10716 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h18_23.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1328\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h18_23.png 1328w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h18_23-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h18_23-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h18_23-768x437.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1328px) 100vw, 1328px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on employee selection (after clicking on &#8220;Assign To Employees&#8221;) and write the names of specific employees you want to assign the leave policy to. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10718 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h20_10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1355\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h20_10.png 1355w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h20_10-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h20_10-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2023-12-22_11h20_10-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1355px) 100vw, 1355px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or click on rule selection and customize the leave policy for a specific branch, department, or designation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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