Set up Public Holidays in the Calendar

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Use Public Holiday Calendar For Setting Price Rules 
• Use Public Holiday Calendar To Prevent or Restrict Service Requests
• How Do I Add a Public Holiday to My Calendar?

The Public Holiday Calendar has two distinct uses in Pet Sitter Plus:

Use Public Holiday Calendar For Setting Price Rules 

Use the Public Holiday Calendar in conjunction with service price rules to automatically change the Service price and/or staff pay when a service is scheduled on a holiday. You will set the Price Rules and Staff Pay Rules in Admin > Services > select Service item.

Info: What is a service item?

A Service Item is a description and price for a service you provide, such as dog walk, pet sit, boarding, overnight, dog training, etc. Service items create your Schedule, Service Orders, and Invoices. A Service Item that is set for a time and date is assigned to a staff member to create the schedule.

Tip:  Once you've added your public holidays to the calendar, you might want to:
Charge clients a higher rate for services scheduled on holidays or other dates such as the day before or after a public holiday. See setting Price Rules.
Pay staff a higher rate for services delivered on holidays or other dates such as the day before or after a public holiday. See setting Staff Pay Rules.

Use Public Holiday Calendar To Prevent or Restrict Service Requests

Set your Public Holidays to be used in conjunction with Service Availability Controls to prevent or restrict clients from requesting all or some services on the days you set as a Public Holiday.

• Click days to mark as public holidays or special dates in the calendar (selected days will be highlighted in yellow).
• If you wish to remove a date, click it again to "un-highlight" it.
• Click "Update."