Create Sickness Absence Types

To allow recording of a sick leave for an employee, an absence type needs to be created also attached to a plan which contains the rates and other rules.

Three absence types need to be created:

Incurs IJSS, Legal Guarantee Income or IJSS and Collective Agreement (Concurrent absence should not be enabled)

To create an absence type:

Navigation: My Client Groups > Absences > Absence Types

1. In the Absence Types page, click Create.
2. In the Create Absence Type window, enter the effective date, France as the Legislation and Illness or injury as the Pattern.
3. Click Continue.
4. In the Type Attributes tab, enter the required details for the absence type such as the name, Legislative Data Group, Management as Predefined and others. Enter the other field values as shown:

   FIELD	VALUE
   Name	Sickness
   Description	Predefined
   UOM	*Calendar days
   Legislative Grouping Code	Illness
   Legislative Data Group ID	As required
   Validation Formula	HRX_FR_MAL_VALIDATION
   Status	Active
   Minimum Duration Alert	None
   Minimum Duration	None
   Maximum Duration Alert	None
   Maximum Duration	None
   Partial Day	Not allowed
   Enable employee updates	Select
   Enable manager updates	Select
   Enable administrative updates	Select
   Linkage Rule (IJSS)	None
   Evaluate reason in linkage	No
   Linkage period	N/A
   Linkage Period UOM	N/A
   Effective working time for accruals	N/A
   Effective working time for seniority	N/A

5. Click the Plan and Reasons tab.
6. In the Absence Plans section, click Select and Add.
7. In the Select and Add Plan to Type window, select the plan IJSS that you created for the absence type. Ensure that the Status is Active and the Sequence is 1.
8. Click Select and Add again.
9. In the Select and Add Plan to Type window, select the plan LGI (or CAGR) that you created for the absence type. Ensure that the Status is Active and the Sequence is 2.
10. Click OK.
11. Click the Display Features tab, and enter the field values as shown:

    Usage	Employee Self-Service	Manager Self-Service	Administrative Transaction
    Open Ended	Don’t Display	Don’t Display	Don’t Display

12. Click Save and Close. The sickness absence type is created.