What is the Sandwich Rule for absence on both preceding and following days of a weekly off or holiday?
The Sandwich Rule is an attendance policy used by many organizations to prevent employees from taking advantage of holidays or weekly offs.
Key idea -
If an employee is absent on the working days immediately before and after a weekly off or holiday, the intervening day(s) (the weekly off or holiday) are also treated as unpaid or Loss of Pay (LOP), even though normally those days would not require leave.
Example -
Weekly Off: Saturday & Sunday
Holiday: Monday
Employee absent: Friday and Tuesday
Day | Status |
Friday | Absent (LOP) |
Saturday | Weekly Off → Marked as LOP because Friday & Tuesday are absent |
Sunday | Weekly Off → Marked as LOP (if policy includes multiple consecutive offs) |
Monday | Holiday → Marked as LOP because surrounded by absences |
Tuesday | Absent (LOP) |
Step 1 - Navigate to Attendance Policies
Login to Asanify as an Admin. Click in Policies under Attendance tab in the left navigation pane.
Step 2 - Create a Policy
Click on Create Policy. Enter a Name and select the policy type as per your requirements. You can read more about different types of policy here.
Step 3 - Customize Policy
Enter all the required details like Shift timings and other rules.
Click on Advanced Options and scroll to the question "Should weekly offs and holidays be treated as Loss of Pay (LOP) if an employee is absent on both the preceding and following days?" and mark it as Yes.
Click on Preview Shifts and Create.