# Working time and holidays

Set the schedule's working hours, add days off and other exceptions, import public holidays and choose takt durations.

Language: en
Canonical: https://support.sitedrive.com/en/kb/working-time-and-holidays

Sitedrive calculates durations in working time. The working hours, days off and public holidays you set decide when work can happen and how long a work package lasts on the calendar. Working time is set separately for each schedule, so set it up before you start planning.

## Before you start

-   You need the **Schedule** role on the schedule. See [Roles and what each one can do](https://support.sitedrive.com/en/kb/roles).
-   Open the page: **Schedule settings** (gear icon) → **Work time**.

![The Work time page with weekly work times, work time exceptions, takt durations and the Manage public holidays button](https://support.sitedrive.com/media/help/guide/working-time-and-holidays/01-work-time-settings.webp)

## Set the weekly working hours

The **Work times for the schedule** table shows each **Weekday** and its **Work time**, for example "07:00 - 11:00, 11:30 - 15:30". A day with no work time is a non-working day.

1.  Next to **Work times for the schedule**, select **Edit**.
2.  Set the start time, end time and break for each weekday. Leave a day empty to make it non-working.
3.  Save.

Changing working hours changes the calculated durations of work that isn't finished yet.

## Add a day off or other exception

Use exceptions for company holidays, a summer shutdown or a weekend when the site works.

1.  Under **Work time exceptions for the schedule**, select **Add new**.
2.  Give the exception a **Name** and choose the **Date**.
3.  Choose the type: **Day off** for a non-working day, or **Work time** for a day with special working hours.
4.  Save.

To change or remove an exception, select the pencil icon on its row. The dialog has **Delete**, **Cancel** and **Save**.

## Import public holidays

1.  On the right, under **Holidays**, select **Manage public holidays**.
2.  In **Holiday calendar**, choose the country. Choose **No public holidays** if you don't want any.
3.  In **Holidays until**, choose the last year to import.
4.  Select **Update calendar**.

![The Manage public holidays dialog with Holiday calendar and Holidays until](https://support.sitedrive.com/media/help/guide/working-time-and-holidays/02-manage-public-holidays.webp)

The holidays appear in **Work time exceptions for the schedule** with the type **Day off**, and as labelled bands on the timeline, for example "Christmas Day".

**Updating the calendar replaces the holidays from today onwards.** Holidays in the past that came from an earlier calendar stay in the list. If you changed country, delete the old ones one by one: select the pencil icon on the row, then **Delete**.

If the site works on a public holiday as normal, delete that holiday from the list.

## Choose takt durations

Under **Takt**, **Available takt durations** lists the takt lengths you can use in Takt views: **1 hour**, **2 hours**, **4 hours**, **1 day** and **1 week**. **1 day** and **1 week** are always available. Tick the shorter durations if you plan in takts of less than a day. See [Takt planning](https://support.sitedrive.com/en/kb/takt-planning).

## Good to know

-   Working time is per schedule. If a site has several schedules, set it in each one.
-   The default holiday country for new sites comes from the account's default country. See [Account settings](https://support.sitedrive.com/en/kb/account-settings).
-   Schedules imported from a file bring their own calendar exceptions. Very long lists of exceptions may be cut short, so check the list after an import.

## Related

-   [Schedule settings](https://support.sitedrive.com/en/kb/schedule-settings)
-   [Takt planning](https://support.sitedrive.com/en/kb/takt-planning)
-   [Moving and editing work](https://support.sitedrive.com/en/kb/moving-and-editing-work)
-   [Creating a schedule](https://support.sitedrive.com/en/kb/creating-a-schedule)