Based on the content in this section, please review the list of implementation decisions your company may need to make before implementation begins and discuss them with your stakeholders, project team, and SAP SuccessFactors implementation consultants. In this way, you will be better prepared to begin the implementation.
- Think about all absence types the employees can request. Should the employee book all? Or should some of them be booked by a manager or administrator?
- Does your company have different absence types for different employee populations? If yes, which employee attributes determine the eligibility for those absence types?
- Does your company have any fixed limit duration for absence types? If yes, what is the limit?
- From the three absence categories (simple absences, absences with account, and leave of absence), which ones does your company use?
- How many different work schedules does your company have? Please include part-time employees as well.
- Does your company have employees working on shifts? If yes, how long is the work pattern? Does it include night shifts?
- Does your company have a policy regarding the approval process for absences? If yes, what are the different possible workflows?
- Does your company allow managers to request time off on behalf of the employees?
- How often are the employee work schedules adjusted?
- Is there a specific Time administrator role in your company? Or is this duty included in another HR role?
- Does your company usually pay employees the earned time account balances during the termination process?
- Does your company have holiday buy/sell schemas? If yes, what is the company policy?
- Think about all attendances the employees can record and needs to be managed. Which attendances (like working time, overtime, administrative time, business travel, and so on) need to be tracked in your company?
- Does your company allow managers or time admins to record time on behalf of the employees?