- Administering Absences for the United Kingdom
- Create Adoption Absence Types
Create Adoption Absence Types
An absence type needs to be created to enter the absences for the statutory adoption leaves.
Perform the following steps to create adoption absence types:
- In the My Client Groups work area Absences > Absence Definitions > Absence Types.
- In the Absence Types page, click Create.
- In the Create Absence Type window, enter the effective date, 'United Kingdom' as the Legislation and 'Childbirth or placement' as the Pattern.
- Click Continue.
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In the Type Attributes tab, enter the field values as shown below:
FIELD LABEL UOM Calendar Days Legislative Grouping Code UK Adoption Validation Formula ORA_HRX_GB_ADO_VALIDATION Event Type Placement -
Click the Plans and Reasons tab and click Select and Add
to attach the plan you created earlier to the absence type, ensure that the
Status is 'Active' and the
Priority is '1'.
Note: Occupational plans can be added to the same absence type. Ensure that the priority number of the occupational plans is higher than that of the statutory plan. This ensures that the entitlement in the statutory plan is always calculated, irrespective of whether employees are eligible for Occupational plans or not.
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Click the Display Features tab, and enter the field values as shown
below:
FIELD VALUE Matching Date Enabled Open ended Do Not Display Payable after termination Enabled Note: Enable to pay the absence after the employee is terminated. - Click the Action Items tab, and click Select and Add to add the certifications for Statutory Adoption Pay scheme.
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In the Absence Certifications window, select the names of the relevant
certifications for the Statutory Adoption Pay scheme from the list of values,
and their corresponding status. The available options are:
- Incorrect Notice
- Insufficient Proof of Adoption
- Child No Longer Placed with Adopter
- Curtailment Notice
- Death of Child
- Death of Parent
- Exceeded Number of KIT Days
- KIT Days
- Sick Entitled to SSP
- Taken into Legal Custody
- Leave Block Less Than 7 Days
- Maximum Weeks Paid
- Employed Less Than 26 Weeks
- LEL Not Reached
- Absence has Multiple Assignments
- Payroll Changed During the Relevant Period
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Click OK.
Note: Repeat this step to allocate multiple certifications to the absence type.
- Click Save and Close.