Overview
Maltese public holidays are automatically populated on Talexio each year. If you would like to import the public holidays of other countries, follow the steps below.
Permissions
You will need the Manage Public Holidays permission, and this needs to be set on global.
Adding Public Holidays Individually
With this permission, you will be able to access the Public Holidays tab in the Leave section. Here, you will see a list of all the public holidays for each year. The Maltese public holidays are pre-populated. However, you may edit or delete them. You may also add new one individually, as well as import in bulk.
To add a public holiday individually, click on the +Add Public Holiday button and input the details:
- Name: this is the name of the public holiday
- Country: this is the country for which the public holiday relates
- Date: the date of the public holiday
Adding Public Holidays in Bulk
By clicking on the Import Public Holiday button, you will be able to add public holidays in bulk:
Booking Leave on Public Holidays
If an employee's current job schedule includes "Works public holidays", then any leave booked for that employee on a public holiday will be deducted from the employee's leave balance (as though it were a normal working day).
If Works public holidays is unticked, then 0 hours of leave will be deducted from an employee's balance, should leave be requested on a public holiday.
Granting Leave entitlement on Public Holidays
Each year, employees working in Malta are granted 24 days (192 hours) of Vacation leave (this is prorated if the employees are not employed on a full time basis). Employees are granted additional Vacation leave entitlement for Public holidays that fall on non-working days.
If an employee, however, is expected to work on a public holiday and clocks in on such a day, extra leave entitlement will be added to that employee's entitlement. We have included details on how this works here.
Public Holidays in Payroll
If an employee's current job schedule is Fixed, then public holidays will form part of the employee's basic hours.
If an employee's job schedule is Not Fixed, then such hours are displayed and paid separately at the end of each quarter. Check this out for detailed information.
Any public holidays worked can then be worked at a different hourly rate.