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title: "Guide: Non-working days (excluded days)"
slug: "guide-non-working-days-excluded-days"
description: "Set up reusable non-working day sets, such as bank holidays, and attach them to employee calendars."
updated: 2026-06-10T11:18:59Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:18:59Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/guide-non-working-days-excluded-days"
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# Guide: Non-working days (excluded days)

Non-working days, also called excluded days, are days on which an employee is not expected to work. You set them up as a reusable set and then attach them to the relevant employee calendars.

### Steps to take

1. [Set up a non-working days (excluded days) set](/iq/docs/how-do-i-set-up-update-delete-non-working-days-sets)
2. [Attach the non-working days to employee calendars](/iq/docs/how-do-i-attach-assignments-non-working-days-to-employees)