The “Blocked Periods” feature prevents employees from submitting a time off request for a chosen period of time.

1. Go to “Time Off”

2. Click “Blocked Periods”

3. Click “Add Blocked Time Off Period”

4. Enter the start date and time of the blocked period

5. Enter the End date and time of the blocked period

6. You may enter a reason for the blocked period if you would like

7. Save

8. You will now see your Blocked Time Off Period listed. If an employee tries to submit a time off request that overlaps a blocked period, they will be prevented from submitting the request and will receive the following message:

"Your organization is not allowing time off requests for this period: 08/01/2025 12:00 AM - 08/31/2025 11:00 PM."