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Declare public holidays and Ramadan periods

Quick answerIn MAJA Payroll go to Employee → Public holidays, click Declare holiday, enter the holiday name, date and type and click Declare; for Ramadan click Add period, give a label and the from and to dates, and click Save — payroll then pays holiday work at the holiday rate and shortens Ramadan days.
Where: MAJA Payroll → Employee → Public holidaysWho: The owner, an admin, or a role allowed to see payroll

Steps

  1. Under Employee, click Public holidays.
  2. Click Declare holiday.
  3. Enter the Holiday name (for example Eid Al Fitr) and the Date.
  4. Choose the Type: Public holiday, National holiday, Religious holiday or Bank holiday.
  5. Click Declare.
  6. For Ramadan, click Add period in the Ramadan periods card.
  7. Enter a label (for example Ramadan 2026), the From date and the To date.
  8. Click Save.

What MAJA does for you

  • A day that is a declared holiday is not counted as an absence, and hours worked on it are holiday overtime: the day plus 50% (×1.5), or ×2.5 if you chose that in Settings.
  • Attendance rows on a holiday are marked Public holiday.
  • During a Ramadan period each day's standard hours are reduced by the Ramadan reduction in Settings → Attendance Rules (2 hours by default); overtime and short hours follow day by day.

Good to know

  • Declare each holiday separately; for a three-day Eid, add three dates.
  • The trash icon removes a holiday or a Ramadan period.
  • Add a new Ramadan period every year.

Related guides

Set late arrival, early departure and overtime rulesSet up payroll settings — working days, hours, day off, departments and shiftsRun payroll for one employee
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