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Understanding how a long absence affects worked FTE

Understand when a long absence reduces worked FTE in Reflect.

Written by Reflect Team

For a qualifying absence lasting more than 90 days, the employee’s worked FTE is 0 on its days if their contractual FTE is defined. This can reduce the Average worked FTE (over period). The contractual FTE is unchanged by this rule; if it is undefined, worked FTE remains undefined.

The duration is calculated in calendar days, including any partial days. An absence of exactly 90 days does not trigger this rule.

For example, if an employee with a contractual FTE of 1 has an absence of 91 full days, their worked FTE is 0 on the days of the absence, including the first 90 days. If the absence has no end date, its duration grows up to today: once the threshold is exceeded, the earlier days of that absence are also affected.

Parental or sabbatical leave also sets worked FTE to 0 regardless of its duration, when contractual FTE is defined. Events not considered actual absences are not included in this rule. If a result is unexpected, check the absence dates and category in your HR software and the data sent to Reflect.

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