R&R Product Update – Different Holidays

We have a new feature:Alternative Holidays. This allows you to replace official holidays with alternative holidays at the employee level.

What is that?

Alternative holidays are holidays that an employee can choose instead of the standard holidays specified in R&R. For example, an employee can exchange Easter Monday—which they do not celebrate anyway—for Keti Koti, a holiday that the employee does celebrate. For this employee, any holiday premium hours and paid holiday hours will not accrue on Easter Monday, but rather on Keti Koti (July 1, 2026).

When is this used?

Sometimes an employee may want to celebrate a holiday other than the standard one. In this case, you can replace the official holiday with an alternative one.

Here's how it works (in a nutshell)

Only R&R users with the "Application Management" role can enable this feature. This can be done for the entire license group or for individual stores within your license group. 

1. Enable the“
” ( Assign Different Holidays) feature. Goto “Configuratiescherm” (Control Panel) > “HR” andenable“Sta afwijkende feestdagen toeaan”(Assign Different Holidays).
You can then (optionally) enable additional options:

• Allow users to choose their own appointment times
• Allow the registration of additional holidays
• Allow public holidays to be canceled

2. Customize the holidays for each employee at
. Go to the employee card and replace the official holidays with alternative holidays.

Good to Know

• This isnot possibleviathe R&R job app (only via the employee card).
• Can't see it on your employee card? If so, the feature maynot yetbeenabled for your store or region.
• An exchange is only possible if:
  • The payment for thisweek is still pending
  • the publicholidayfallsbefore theemployee'sresignation date

Display in the Schedule and Payment

• The calendarlists both official and alternative holidays.
• In the payroll system, alternative holidays—just like official holidays—are listedonthe second tab, and R&R provides a recommendation for holiday hours.

You can find further explanations and steps here in the knowledge base: 

Fact: Different Holidays

Knowledge Base Article: Configuring Non-Standard Holidays

Any questions?

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Sincerely,

Mark Taling – Product Owner

About the Author Mark Taling

As a Product Owner at R&R, I am responsible for the functional development and strategy of our software. My goal is to provide our users with the best possible experience, both now and in the future.

As a former developer and architect at R&R, I have extensive experience with how our products work and the processes they support. I now use this experience not only to keep our products up to date, but above all to develop innovations that enhance the user experience!