Sickness absence reasons
For reasons used when adding sickness:
Go to Setup and click Settings.
Click Module Settings, then HR.
Click Absence Class.
Search Sickness and click it.
Tick the Use Absence Reason box and click Save.
Click Absence Reason in the menu on the left, under HR.
Click Add Absence Reason.
Select Sickness from the Class dropdown.
Enter the reason in the Description field.
Tick the Exclude from Triggers or Pregnancy Related boxes if relevant.
To delete an absence reason, tick the Obsolete box.
Click Save.
Leave absence reasons
Absence reasons for leave need to be set up per each leave type.
Go to Setup and click Settings.
Click Module Settings, then HR.
Click Absence Class.
Search for the leave type and click it, for example Annual Leave.
Tick the Use Absence Reason box and click Save.
Click Absence Reason in the menu on the left, under HR.
Click Add Absence Reason.
Select the name of the leave type, in this example Annual Leave, from the Class dropdown.
Enter the reason in the Description field.
Tick the Exclude from Triggers or Pregnancy Related boxes if relevant.
To delete an absence reason, tick the Obsolete box.
Click Save.
Once this is set up, when adding leave for this specific leave category you will have the Absence Reason dropdown available and will be able to select from the reasons you've set up.