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Connect an absence calendar to Google Calendar or Outlook

Subscribe to a filtered Employee Hub absence calendar so team or company absences appear in Google Calendar or Outlook. The subscribed calendar updates automatically.

Who can use this?

Employees and Managers who can view colleague absences in the Employee Hub and use Google Calendar or Outlook.

Copy the calendar URL​

The URL always represents the filters active when you copy it. To publish a different set of absences, change the filters and copy a new URL.

  1. In the Employee Hub, open Absences → Colleagues.
  2. Adjust the filters to choose which absences the subscribed calendar shows.
  3. Click the calendar icon.
  4. Click Copy URL for your calendar. The filtered calendar URL is copied.

Subscribe in Google Calendar​

  1. In Google Calendar, open Settings.
  2. Under Add other calendars, click From URL.
  3. Paste the Employee Hub calendar URL into the URL field.
  4. Click Add calendar.
  5. Click Go back. The absence calendar appears in the Google Calendar sidebar and updates automatically.

Subscribe in Outlook​

  1. In Outlook, open Calendar.
  2. Click Add calendar.
  3. Click Subscribe from web.
  4. Paste the Employee Hub calendar URL into the URL field.
  5. Enter a name for the calendar.
  6. Click Import. The Employee Hub absences appear in Outlook and update automatically.