# Mark Leave Without Pay When Attendance Is Below Required Hours

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## How to Mark Leave Without Pay if attendance is less than required hour?

In this tutorial, we will learn how to configure Logic ERP to **automatically mark leave** for employees who work **less than the minimum required working hours**. This automation ensures accurate attendance and payroll processing.

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### **Accessing the Attendance Register**

* Navigate to the **Payroll Entry** menu.
* Open **Attendance Register – Month Wise**.
* Search for the employee and check that the attendance for the selected day is **not already marked**.

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### **Configuring Auto Leave for Minimum Working Hours**

* Click on **Configuration**.
* Locate the option labeled as “**Mark Work for Less Than Minimum Hour For”**.
* From the dropdown, select **Leave Without Pay (LWP)**.

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* This setting ensures that employees working less than the defined minimum hours will be **automatically marked as LWP (Leave Without Pay)**.
* Minimum working hours are configured in **Employee Setup**, and the system will fetch the value from there.

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* Save the configuration.

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### **Import Attendance Data**

* Navigate to Payroll Entry and then select **Import Attendance Data from External Source**.
* Select the appropriate **Import Configuration**.
* Enable **Show Employees in File Only**.
* Define the **attendance month date range**.
* Select the **Branch** and click **Start Import**.

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* The system will fetch the attendance data from the external file.

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### **Review Imported Attendance**

* The imported attendance will display:
  * Shift In / Shift Out timing
  * Total working hours for each day
* On the selected date (e.g., 30th), you can see the employee worked **only 3 hours**, which is **less than the minimum required hours**.

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* Save the imported attendance.

### **Verify Auto Marked Leave**

* Return to **Attendance Register – Month Wise**.
* Click the **Refresh** button.
* The updated attendance will now be displayed.
* Check the date where the working hours were less than the minimum (e.g., 30th).
* The system has automatically marked the employee as **Absent – Leave Without Pay**, based on the configuration.

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### **Conclusion**

By enabling this setting, Logic ERP can automatically detect when employees work below the minimum required hours and mark their attendance as **Leave Without Pay**. This ensures accuracy in attendance management and prevents payroll discrepancies.


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