When employees work on weekends or public holidays, companies usually grant a Compensation Holiday. In FLEXPEO this is also a Custom Holiday, but the entitlement is normally added by manual adjustment or through an overtime application.
Step 1: Add the "Compensation Holiday" type
- Go to
Vacation>Holiday List>+Add(/vacation/vacationList). - Fill in the basics:
- Choose your company.
- Holiday name: enter "Compensation Holiday".
- Holiday category: choose Custom Holiday because employees need to submit an application.
- Set entitlement and rules (key step):
- The starting balance is normally 0 days.
- Set an expiry rule (e.g. must be used within 3 months, or zeroed out at year-end).
- Make sure all fields marked with
*are filled in.
- Click
Save.
Step 2: Add the Compensation Holiday to a Holiday Group
Just like a Birthday Holiday, add it to a Holiday Group and assign that group to employees.
- Go to
Vacation>Holiday Group>+Add(/vacation/vacationGroup). - Create or edit a Holiday Group:
- Find the Holiday Group that includes the employee (e.g. "Full-time Employee Holiday Group") and click to edit.
- Add Compensation Holiday:
- In the Holiday Group settings, tick Compensation Holiday from the existing Holiday types.
- Click
Save.
Step 3: How to top up an employee's compensation balance
When the employee has actually worked overtime, manually credit the days to their account.
- Open the relevant employee's Holiday balance from
Vacation>Holiday List(/vacation/vacationList). - Find the Compensation Holiday entry for that employee.
- Manual adjustment:
- Click Manual Adjustment.
- Enter the days to add (e.g. +1 day).
- Add a note (e.g. "2026-03-15 weekend exhibition OT comp").
- Click
Save.
How do employees apply? After signing in to the ESS mobile app, the employee opens
Holiday, selects Compensation Holiday, picks a date, and submits the application.