Holiday Calendars

What are Holiday Calendars?

Holiday calendars display official holidays, public holidays, and other non-working days in your calendar views. By configuring which holiday calendars apply to you, Manor can accurately account for non-working days when analyzing your time tracking and workload.

Why Holiday Calendars Matter

Using holiday calendars helps you:

• Accurate time tracking — Calendar calculations exclude holidays and days off
• Realistic scheduling — See which days are non-working when planning your time
• Project planning — Account for holidays when estimating project timelines
• Regional awareness — Select calendars matching your work location or region
• Multi-location support — If you work across multiple locations, add their respective holiday calendars

Accessing Holiday Calendar Settings

To configure your holiday calendars:

1. Navigate to Time in the main navigation.

2. Click the Settings button in the Time view toolbar (usually in the top right area).

3. The Holiday calendar settings dialog opens, showing options for your calendar configuration.

Configuring Holiday Calendars

Default Holiday Calendar

The Default holiday calendar is a firm-wide setting that applies to your entire organization:

• Shows the primary holiday calendar for your organization (e.g., "Iceland", "United States", "United Kingdom", etc.)
• This setting is configured by your organization's administrators and cannot be changed by individual users
• All employees in your firm use the same default holiday calendar unless extra calendars are added

Your default holiday calendar appears in all your calendar views automatically.

Extra Holiday Calendars

The Extra holiday calendars section allows you to add additional holiday calendars beyond the default:

Adding Extra Holiday Calendars:

1. In the "Extra holiday calendars" section, click on the Select Some Options dropdown.

2. A list of available holiday calendars appears (e.g., "United States", "Ireland", "Denmark", etc.).

3. Select one or more additional calendars by clicking on them:

   • You can select multiple calendars if you work across different regions or locations
   • Each selected calendar's holidays will appear in your calendar views

4. Click Save to apply your selections.

Your selected extra holiday calendars now appear alongside your default holiday calendar in all calendar views.

Holiday Calendar Display

Once configured, holiday calendars display:

• In your calendar views — Holiday dates are marked and may be highlighted differently from regular working days
• In time tracking — When analyzing time logged, the system recognizes holidays as non-working days
• In scheduling — When planning tasks or events, holidays help you understand available working days
• In reporting — Holiday information factors into workload and availability calculations

Multi-Regional Setup

If you work in multiple locations or regions:

1. Keep your Default holiday calendar set to your primary location (this is firm-wide)
2. Add extra holiday calendars for other regions where you work
3. Manor will recognize all selected holidays when calculating workload and availability

Example Scenarios:

Scenario 1: Working in Multiple Countries

• Default calendar: Iceland
• Extra calendars: United States, Ireland
• Result: All three countries' holidays appear in your calendar

Scenario 2: Remote Work Across Regions

• Default calendar: United Kingdom
• Extra calendars: Germany
• Result: Both UK and German holidays display, helping you coordinate with international teams

Time Tracking and Holidays

Manor uses your configured holiday calendars to:

• Exclude holidays from daily targets — Your daily hour target adjusts for holiday dates
• Identify non-working days — When tracking time, you can see which days are officially holidays
• Calculate availability — Project planning takes holiday calendars into account
• Generate accurate reports — Holiday periods are properly accounted for in time and productivity reports

Best Practices

Select Accurate Calendars

• Ensure your default and extra calendars match the actual locations and regions where you work
• Update your settings if your work location or responsibilities change

Review Periodically

• When you change roles or work locations, revisit your holiday calendar settings
• Verify that the calendars match your current work situation

Coordinate with Team Members

• If working with international teams, ensure everyone has the appropriate holiday calendars configured
• This helps with scheduling and availability understanding across the team

Note Regional Differences

• Some holidays may differ by region or organization
• If your organization has custom holiday schedules, contact your administrator about adding them

Important Notes

• Default calendar is firm-wide — Your organization's default holiday calendar is set by administrators and applies to all employees
• Extra calendars are personal — Only you can see and manage your extra holiday calendar selections
• Changes take effect immediately — Once you save your holiday calendar settings, they apply immediately to all your calendar views
• Holidays may affect calculations — Time tracking reports and project planning calculations consider your configured holiday calendars

Troubleshooting

I don't see the holiday calendars I need

• The available holiday calendars are set up by your organization's administrators
• If a holiday calendar you need is missing, contact your administrator about adding it to the system
• In the meantime, you can note non-working days in your calendar manually as events

Holidays are appearing incorrectly

• Verify you've selected the correct holiday calendar for your location
• Check that the calendar is showing current year holidays (older versions may not include future years' holidays)
• Contact your administrator if holidays are missing or incorrect

I need a custom holiday calendar

• Custom holiday calendars are typically configured by administrators
• Contact your system administrator to request setup of a specific holiday calendar for your organization

Related Documentation

• Calendar Sync — Connect external calendars to Manor
• Events — Manage calendar events and appointments
• Time Tracking — Log and track your time
• Date and Time Settings — Configure timezone and date format preferences