Authorised
Absence

Any type of leave that is, or will be approved
(e.g. holiday, sick,
emergency, maternity, family, time off in lieu etc).

Time record completion before or after a period of Authorised
Absence?

If you have booked leave, you have the choice of whether to
pre-record and submit timesheets that cover the leave period, or, to wait until
you return before submitting them.
It is entirely up to you.

If you
have been on any other kind of unexpected absence (e.g. a period of sick leave
etc), the system will allow you submit backdated timesheets to cover for that
period when you return (e.g. record the period of sick leave as authorised
absence).

As with
holidays, bank holidays and College closure days, you need to record your
standard daily contractual hours (for most full time employees this is 7 or
7.5) for each day of Authorised Absence that is recorded.

Prolonged Authorised Absence from Work?

If you are due to go on any prolonged leave of authorised
absence – talk to you Line Manager.
They can contact the TimeSMART administration team to discuss the best
way of getting any timesheet reminder emails suspended for the anticipated
absence period.