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# How to Set Up Time-Off Policies

### Time-Off Policy setting

##### Roles and Permissions:

**Organization Owner/Manager:**
* They can control Timeoff Policy setting of all members of organization.

Please refer following link for accessing Roles and Permission:
 https://support.workstatus.io/en/article/workstatus-roles-and-permissions-guide-zzkoo6/

Workstatus Time Off feature allows you to set policies that dictate the time off, or leave your team can take.
* Time Off policies

1. Click on the **Settings** module from the left-side navigation panel.

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2. Under the **Schedules & Time Off** section, click on **Time-Off Policies**.

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3. Click the **Add Policy** button.

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4. Enter the required details in the following fields:
    * **Policy Name**
    * **Departments**
    * **Teams**
    * **Members**
    * **Schedule of Accrual**
    * **Allow Negative Balance**
    * **Require Approval**
    * **Balance Rolls Over Manually**
    * **Paid or Unpaid**

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5. Click the **Save** button.

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6. Once the policy has been saved successfully, a confirmation message stating **"Settings updated successfully"** will appear on the screen.

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7. The newly created **Time-Off Policy** will be displayed in the listing.

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8. You can also use the available filters to view policies based on their status, such as **Active Policies** or **Archived Policies**.

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