Create Absence Plans

To record that a person is on an maternity absence, you need to first create an maternity absence plan.

Here's what to do:

Navigation: My Client Groups > Absences > Absence Definitions > Absence Plans

1. Create an Absence Plan on the Absence Plans page.
2. Enter the effective date, Ireland as the Legislation and Qualification as the Plan Type and continue
3. In the Plan Attributes tab, enter the required details for the absence plan such as the plan name, Legislative Data Group, and others.
   Note: If you're using a specific SSP schedule, make sure that you select the schedule category as Alternate Schedule Category. If you’re using the employee’s regular work schedule, you can leave this blank.
4. Enter the other field values as shown below:

   Field	Value
   Status	Active
   Enable concurrent entitlement	Selected
   Plan UOM	Days or Calendar Days
   Type	Absence Duration

5. Click the Participation tab and enter the field values as shown below:

   Field	Value
   Qualification Date Rule	Absence start date
   Entitlement End Rule	As of event

6. Click the Entitlement tab and enter the field values as shown below:

   Field	Value
   Entitlement definition Type	Formula
   Entitlement Formula	Select the entitlement formula created earlier
   Entitlement Start Date	Absence Start Date

7. Click the Entries and Balances tab and enter the field values as shown below:

   Field	Value
   Absence Payment Rate Rule	Rate definition
   Rate Name	Select a placeholder rate definition Note: You can use the SSP rate definition as a reference to develop a maternity version that aligns with your requirements.
   Transfer absence payment information for payroll processing	Selected
   Element	Select the element created earlier

8. Save and submit.