HR & People
Holiday Coverage Reminder Message for Slack
Quick Answer
A holiday coverage reminder prompts the team to confirm who's working, hand off key responsibilities, and set up out-of-office messages before a holiday period. Send it 5 days before the holiday. Automate with Schedule Message so you never scramble at the last minute.
Copy-paste templates (3 variants)
Hi team 👋 With [HOLIDAY] coming up on [DATE], please take a moment to: 🗓️ Confirm your availability in the team calendar 🔔 Set up your OOO message in email and Slack 🤝 Hand off any time-sensitive items to your coverage partner 📋 Update your status in Slack to reflect your time off If you have urgent coverage questions, reach out to [MANAGER NAME]. Enjoy the holiday!
When to send this
Schedule
5 business days before holiday
Time
9:00 AM
Recurrence
One-time (per holiday)
Automate it once.Install Schedule Message and set this as a recurring message — it sends itself every time, even when you're offline.
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Pro tip: Send this reminder 5 days out — not 1 day. People need enough lead time to hand off work properly, not just set an OOO autoresponder at 4:58 PM on the last day.
Frequently asked questions
Stop sending this manually
Automate this template with Schedule Message
Set it once. It sends itself — every standup, every Monday, every sprint end — automatically, under your name.