HRM - Optional - How to set up Time-for-Time (TVT) in Celery

Time-for-time (also called TVT or time back) lets employees save up extra hours they worked and later request time off in return. Here's how to set it up.

Step 1 — Go to the right place

1. Go to Employer
2. Click HRM
3. Click Time-Off Policies
4. Click + Add to create a new policy
5. Choose Vacation time as the type

Step 2 — Fill in the settings

Use these settings exactly:

Accrual method → choose All time given at once
(This means hours aren't built up automatically — they get added manually.)

Total time per year → enter 0
(Leave it at zero. The manager or HR adds hours manually per employee.)

Does timeback carry over? → choose YES (unless hours expire at the end of the year)

Limit requests to balance → choose YES
(This stops employees from requesting more hours than they actually have saved.)

Integration with payroll processing → do not link this to payroll
(If you do link it, the TVT hours will mix with regular holiday hours — and that's not what you want.)

Step 3 — Adding hours per employee

The manager or HR manager adds the saved/overtime hours manually:

1. Go to the employee in Celery
2. Open their Time off
3. Add the TVT policy and click on the pencil to adjust the balance
4. Enter the number of hours earned

Step 4 — How employees use their hours

Employees request their saved hours the same way they request regular time off — through their dashboard. Simple as that.