How to Show Company Paid Holidays on your Workspace Dashboard
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    How to Show Company Paid Holidays on your Workspace Dashboard

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    This guide explains how to display Company holidays on your Workspace dashboard using the built-in Calendar app and the Upcoming Events widget.

    There are two parts:

    • Part A – Admin setup: Create and share the “Company Holidays” calendar.
    • Part B – User setup: Add holidays to the Dashboard.

    Part A – Admin Setup: Create and Share the “Company Holidays” Calendar

    1. Create the “Company Holidays” calendar

    1. Open the Calendar app.
    2. Look for an option like “+ New calendar” or a “+” icon in the calendar list.
    3. Create a new calendar with a clear name, for example:
      • Company Holidays
    4. Choose a color if you want to make it stand out from other calendars.
    5. Save the new calendar.

    2. Add your Company holidays

    For each Company holiday:

    1. In the Company Holidays calendar, click the holiday date.
    2. Create a new event:
      • Title: i.e., New Year’s Day (Paid Holiday)
      • All day: Turn this on.
      • Calendar: Make sure it’s set to Company Holidays.
    3. (Optional) Set Availability to Busy.
    4. Save the event.
    5. Repeat for all paid holidays for the year.

    Tip: You can create next year’s holidays ahead of time to avoid doing this every few months.

    3. Share the calendar with employees

    1. Still in the Calendar app, find the Company Holidays calendar in the left sidebar.
    2. Click the Share icon (usually a share symbol next to the calendar name).
    3. Share it with:
      • A group (i.e., Internal-Employees)
        or
      • Specific user accounts, if you prefer per‑user sharing.
    4. Set permissions to:
      • Can edit: Off
      • Can share: Off
        (You generally want this calendar read‑only for everyone except HR/admins.)

    Now everyone you shared it with will see the Company Holidays calendar in their Calendar app.

    Part B – User Setup: Show Holidays on the Dashboard

    These steps are for each employee to see the holidays on their own Dashboard.

    1. Open the Dashboard

    1. Log in to Workspace.
    2. Click on the Dashboard app from the left‑hand menu.

    2. Add the “Upcoming events” widget

    1. On the Dashboard page, look for:
      • A “Customize” button or
      • A “+ Add widget” / “Add to your dashboard” option.
    2. From the list of widgets, add:
      • “Upcoming events” (or Calendar / Events, depending on version).
    3. The widget should now appear on the Dashboard.

    3. Make sure the holiday calendar is included

    1. In the Upcoming Events widget, look for the settings icon (a gear, three dots, or similar symbol).
    2. Open the widget settings.
    3. Ensure that Company Holidays is selected or checked among the calendars shown.
    4. Save or close the settings.

    Users should now see upcoming paid holidays directly on their Dashboard, for example:

    Next events

    • New Year’s Day (Paid Holiday) – Jan 1

    • Memorial Day (Paid Holiday) – May 26

    Troubleshooting

    • Users don’t see the Company Holidays calendar at all
      • Check that the calendar is shared with the right group/users.
      • Ask the user to open the Calendar and confirm that the calendar is visible and not hidden (the checkbox is checked).
    • Users see holidays in Calendar but not on Dashboard
      • Confirm that the Upcoming Events widget is added to the Dashboard.
      • Open the widget settings and ensure that "Company Holidays" is selected.
    • Holidays too far in the future are not shown
      • The Upcoming Events widget typically displays events in the near future (for example, the next few days or weeks). 

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