How to Use Leave Categories in Shift Calendar RUIX
Tracking leave is easier when your leave records are organized by type.
In Shift Calendar RUIX, the Leave Categories feature helps you manage different types of leave records, such as annual leave, childcare leave, sick leave, unpaid leave, and custom leave categories.
This is useful for shift workers, day workers, part-time workers, and anyone who wants a simple way to record leave days inside a calendar app.
What Are Leave Categories?
Leave Categories help you separate different types of leave records.
Instead of recording all leave days under one general label, you can organize your leave by category. This makes your monthly and yearly leave summaries easier to understand.
For example, you may want to separate:
Annual Leave
Childcare Leave
Sick Leave
Unpaid Leave
Emergency Leave
Medical Leave
Family Leave
Other custom leave types
This helps your leave history stay clear and easier to review later.
Step 1: Open the Settings Page
First, open Shift Calendar RUIX and go to the Settings tab.
On the Settings page, scroll down until you see Manage Categories.
The description shows:
Edit earnings, expense, and leave categories
Tap Manage Categories to continue.
Step 2: Open Leave Categories
Inside the Manage Categories page, you can manage different record categories.
Tap Leave Categories to open the leave category list.
This page allows you to view the default leave categories and add your own custom leave categories when needed.
Step 3: Review the Default Leave Categories
Shift Calendar RUIX includes default leave categories to help you start quickly.
The default leave categories include:
Annual Leave
Childcare Leave
Sick Leave
Unpaid Leave
These categories are useful for common work leave records.
For example, you can use Annual Leave for planned vacation days, Sick Leave for medical leave, Childcare Leave for family-related leave, and Unpaid Leave when the leave is not paid.
Step 4: Add a Custom Leave Category
If the default categories are not enough, you can add your own custom category.
On the Leave Categories page, you will see an Add Custom Category section.
You can enter a new category name, such as:
Emergency Leave
Medical Leave
Family Leave
Study Leave
Personal Leave
Maternity Leave
Compassionate Leave
Other Leave
After entering the name, tap Add.
Your custom category helps you record leave in a way that matches your own workplace or personal situation.
Why Leave Categories Are Useful
Leave Categories help make your leave records more accurate and organized.
They are useful because they help you:
Separate annual leave from sick leave
Track childcare leave clearly
Record unpaid leave properly
Add leave types that match your workplace
Review monthly leave totals more easily
Keep yearly leave records organized
Make leave summaries and exported reports more meaningful
Instead of only knowing how many leave days you took, you can better understand what type of leave was used.
Useful for Shift Workers and Day Workers
Although Shift Calendar RUIX is designed with shift workers in mind, Leave Categories are useful for many types of users.
A shift worker may use categories like:
Annual Leave
Sick Leave
Rest Day Leave
Unpaid Leave
A day worker may use categories like:
Annual Leave
Childcare Leave
Medical Leave
Emergency Leave
A part-time worker may use categories like:
Unpaid Leave
Personal Leave
Family Leave
Even if you are not working, you can still use Leave Categories to organize personal time-off records or important personal days.
Better Monthly and Yearly Leave Records
When your leave records are organized by category, your summaries become easier to read.
This can help when you want to review:
Monthly leave taken
Yearly leave records
Annual leave history
Sick leave history
Unpaid leave records
Childcare leave records
Custom leave types
It also makes your Leave Taken Summary and exported reports more useful because your records are not mixed together.
Final Thoughts
The Leave Categories feature in Shift Calendar RUIX helps you organize leave records in a simple and flexible way.
You can start with the default categories, such as Annual Leave, Childcare Leave, Sick Leave, and Unpaid Leave. You can also add your own custom leave categories to match your workplace or personal needs.
Whether you are a shift worker, day worker, part-time worker, or someone who wants better leave records, this feature helps you keep your leave history clearer, more organized, and easier to review.
