Public Holidays
Manage public holidays in WoPora and understand how they affect timesheets and payroll.
Public Holidays
Public holidays in WoPora are used to automatically apply the correct pay rates (public holiday penalty rates) to timesheets and to display holidays on the scheduling calendar. Navigate to Dashboard -> Public Holidays.
How Public Holidays Work
When a public holiday falls within a pay period:
- Any hours worked on that date are flagged as public holiday hours
- The applicable award's public holiday penalty rate is automatically applied during payroll calculation
- The date is shown on the scheduling calendar with a holiday banner
- Leave balances are not deducted if an employee is on approved leave that overlaps a public holiday
Pre-Loaded Holidays
WoPora pre-loads public holiday calendars for Australian states and territories (ACT, NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, TAS, NT) plus national holidays. Holidays are updated annually.
Adding a Custom Holiday
- Go to Dashboard -> Public Holidays -> Add Holiday
- Enter the holiday name (e.g., "Company Foundation Day")
- Set the date
- Choose the scope: Organisation-wide or Location-specific
- Set the pay treatment: Public holiday rate or No additional pay
- Click Save
Editing or Removing a Holiday
- Click any holiday to edit the name, date, or scope
- Click Delete to remove a custom holiday
- Pre-loaded holidays cannot be deleted but can be disabled for your organisation
Impact on Timesheets
When an employee works on a public holiday, their timesheet entries for that date are automatically tagged as Public Holiday and the correct penalty rate is applied during payroll.
If an employee was on approved leave and a public holiday falls within that period, the holiday day is not counted as leave taken --- the employee keeps that leave entitlement.
Impact on Pay Runs
Public holiday hours appear as a separate line item in pay run summaries with the applicable penalty multiplier applied.