Ensure your substitutes are available

From now on, you can block time-off requests from people designated as substitutes.

Why? To ensure that someone is always present. When someone is assigned as a substitute, that person will not be able to take time off during the same period.

• Example: Ann wants to take time off tomorrow and designates Mike as her substitute. If Mike tries to request time off for the same day, the system will stop him – depending on how you configure restrictions for that absence type.

The new restriction works in two modes:

1. Show warning.
2. Block requesting.

Try it: Go to Configuration → Absence types / Time-off categories → [select absence type] → Restrictions → Add new rule: Requester cannot request time off for a period in which they are assigned as a substitute.