How to enter a Public Holiday

Use this process to add public holiday events to the JobBag calendar so they are reflected correctly in payroll and employee records.

Note: Diary and Events Privilege: Create and modify privilege needs to be switch on.

Creating Public Holiday (Desktop)

Step 1:  Open Active Diary

Navigate to: JobBag menu > Active Diary > Leave calendar

2. Create Event Entry

Select date > Right click > Create Event Entry > Public Holiday

Description: Enter description of the Public holiday: Good Friday

Select date: Select the date or date should be select

Invites: Select Employees. You can select all employee or just the permanent employees

If you don't want to send an email to the invites, Untick select invites to email

Two Ways to Manage Public Holidays

Option 1: Enter Before Each Pay Period

• Create the public holiday before the relevant pay period
• Ensure all new starters are added to the Address Book beforehand

Option 2: Enter for the Full Year (with Deferred Approval)

• Enter all holidays for the year in advance

  Do not tick “Leave is Approved” until the pay period starts

  At the start of the pay period:

  • Edit the event
  • Add new employees (who were added to JobBag since the original event)
  • Remove resigned staff

Other Options : Creating Public Holiday

You can create a Public Holiday in JBX from the Calendar View or Task List View

Step 1: Open Active Diary (JBX)

Navigate to: JobBag menu > Active Diary (JBX)

Step 2: Using the Create Button

• Create Button (Top Left) > Select Public Holiday
• Fill in the event details and click Save

Access via a Web Browser

You can access and create an Event using either a web browser

🌐 Web Browser

1. Open your preferred browser

   Enter or paste your database URL (e.g.): https://yourdatabasename.myjobbag.com.au     

   At the login screen, enter:

   • Username
   • Password
2. Navigate to: The side bar > Task and Timesheets > Create Button (top left) > Public Holiday    

FAQ

What if can't see the Public Holiday event to select?

Note: Diary and Events Privilege: Create and modify privilege needs to be switch on