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alias: user-guide-set-non-working-time
description: "Defines non-working time for employees within a calendar day schedule"
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# Set Employee Non-Working Time

## Overview

This operation allows the definition of non-working time for a given **Employee**.

## Preconditions

For the selected **Employee** Calendar Days:

* Is Calendar Working Day is `true`.
* There cannot be overlaps - remember that the start times are inclusive and end times are exclusive.
* The start time of the first non-working time cannot be earlier than the Calendar Day Start Time.
* The end time of the last non-working time cannot be later than the Calendar Day End Time.

## Sequence of Steps

Select the desired Employee Calendar Days in the Shift Plan, then select **Set Non-Working Time** and follow the steps below:

1. Verify the information.
2. Optionally enter a description.
3. Specify the non-working time type (note that the possible non-working day types are taken from the lookup table `EmployeeCalendarNonWorkingTimeType`).
4. Enter the start and end time.
5. Optionally, enter a comment.
6. Select **Set** to complete the operation.

![Screenshot showing a UI with "Set Employee Non-Working Time" label and options for selection.](../images/set_employee_non_working_time.png)