Since Time Off is an additional option, you should have already set up your code tables in Sage HRMS. These code tables help you speed up, simplify and maintain consistency during data entry by providing abbreviated, standard references to specific information.
Like Sage HRMS, Time Off uses codes to manage and store information. Time Off stores these codes and their associated descriptions in the Absence Reason code table and the FMLA Event Reason code table. These code tables let you accurately track and maintain information about employee absences and attendance benefits.
When you record an absence transaction for an employee, you must also enter the reason for the absence. To ensure consistency and to prevent errors in data entry, set up the Absence Reason code table. This code table contains predefined absence reasons such as Jury Duty, Military Leave, Tardy, and so on. Modify or add codes as necessary.
For more information, see Setting Up Attendance Plans.
If you set up attendance plans at the Enterprise level, you must define absence reason codes at the Enterprise level. Likewise, if you set up attendance plans at an employer level, you must set up absence reason codes at the same employer level.
Time Off provides the functionality to track different types of leave including leave covered by the Family Medical Leave Act. When you place an employee on FMLA leave, you must assign a reason for the event from the FMLA Event Reason code table. The code table contains predefined codes including: Birth, Adoption, and Major Illness - Child.
If you also use Sage HRMS, you should have already set up the FMLA Event Reason code table. You can access the code table from either Sage HRMS or Time Off.