Why is it important for you?
Managing sick leave on Skello keeps your schedule up to date and helps you track your employees' absences properly. Here's how to set up sick leave absences on your employee's schedule.
How to add sick leave for less than a week
Add an absence shift:
Go to the relevant week.
Add a Sick leave absence shift on the affected days.
Adjust based on the day:
Working day → full-day absence
Weekly rest day → absence set to 0h
How to add sick leave for a longer period (multiple full weeks)
Create an absence shift for a full week:
Go to the first week of the sick leave.
Create a Sick leave absence shift from Monday to Sunday (calendar days, rest days included).
Use the repeat feature:
Click Repeat shift or Customize repeat.
Apply the absence to the following weeks.
👉 This lets Skello automatically recognize a full week and apply the correct calculation.
How is long-term sick leave calculated?
👉 This calculation only applies to a full calendar week (Monday → Sunday). Social Security-compensated sick leave must therefore be entered across all 7 days, including weekly rest days.
Rest days included → Weekly hours ÷ (7 − number of rest days) Ex: 35h ÷ (7 − 2) = 7h ✅ Daily value of the absence on the schedule will be 7h
No rest days included → Weekly hours ÷ 7 Ex: 35h ÷ 7 = 5h ✅ Daily value of the absence on the schedule will be 5h
👉 Result: the total matches the contract (e.g. 35h) → 0 overtime hours.
Absences covered by this calculation:
Sick leave (work-related, non-work-related, extension)
Workplace accident
Commuting accident
Maternity leave
Paternity leave
Adoption leave
Example: Reference working days per week = 5 days.
Case of a 35h employee:
Situation | Calculation | Daily value | Total absence |
3-day sick leave | 35h ÷ 5 | 7h/day | 21h |
Full-week sick leave,with 1 weekly rest day taken | 35h ÷ (7−1) | 5.83h/day worked / 0h on rest day | 35h |
Full-week sick leave,without weekly rest days taken | 35h ÷ 7 | 5h/day | 35h |
Example: Reference working days per week = 6 days
Case of a 35h employee:
Situation | Calculation | Daily value | Total absence |
3-day sick leave | 35h ÷ 6 | 5.83h/day | 17.5h |
Full-week sick leave,with 1 weekly rest day taken | 35h ÷ (7−1) | 5.83h/day worked / 0h on rest day | 35h |
Full-week sick leave,without weekly rest days taken | 35h ÷ 7 | 5h/day | 35h |