diff --git a/modules/worker/back/methods/worker/createAbsence.js b/modules/worker/back/methods/worker/createAbsence.js
index 0397886cf..419659083 100644
--- a/modules/worker/back/methods/worker/createAbsence.js
+++ b/modules/worker/back/methods/worker/createAbsence.js
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ module.exports = Self => {
             if (!isSubordinate || (isSubordinate && userId == id && !isTeamBoss))
                 throw new UserError(`You don't have enough privileges`);
 
-            const labour = await models.WorkerLabour.findById(args.businessFk, {
-                include: {relation: 'department'}
-            }, myOptions);
+            const labour = await models.WorkerLabour.findById(args.businessFk,
+                {fields: ['started', 'ended', 'businessFk']}, myOptions);
 
             if (args.dated < labour.started || (labour.ended != null && args.dated > labour.ended))
                 throw new UserError(`The contract was not active during the selected date`);
@@ -87,7 +86,8 @@ module.exports = Self => {
                 `SELECT COUNT(*) halfHolidayCounter
                     FROM vn.calendar c
                         JOIN vn.business b ON b.id = c.businessFk
-                    WHERE c.dayOffTypeFk = 6
+                        JOIN vn.absenceType at ON at.id = c.dayOffTypeFk
+                    WHERE at.code = 'halfHoliday'
                         AND b.workerFk = ?
                         AND c.dated BETWEEN util.firstDayOfYear(?)
                         AND LAST_DAY(DATE_ADD(?, INTERVAL 12 - MONTH(?) MONTH))`, [id, date, now, now]);
@@ -119,25 +119,23 @@ module.exports = Self => {
                 dated: args.dated
             }, myOptions);
 
-            const department = labour.department();
-            if (department && department.notificationEmail) {
-                const absenceType = await models.AbsenceType.findById(args.absenceTypeId, null, myOptions);
-                const account = await models.VnUser.findById(userId, null, myOptions);
-                const subordinated = await models.VnUser.findById(id, null, myOptions);
-                const url = await Self.app.models.Url.getUrl();
-                const body = $t('Created absence', {
-                    author: account.nickname,
-                    employee: subordinated.nickname,
-                    absenceType: absenceType.name,
-                    dated: formatDate(args.dated),
-                    workerUrl: `${url}worker/${id}/calendar`
-                });
-                await models.Mail.create({
-                    subject: $t('Absence change notification on the labour calendar'),
-                    body: body,
-                    receiver: department.notificationEmail
-                }, myOptions);
-            }
+            const account = await models.VnUser.findById(userId, null, myOptions);
+            const subordinated = await models.VnUser.findById(id, null, myOptions);
+            const worker = await models.Worker.findById(subordinated.id, null, myOptions);
+            const departmentBoss = await models.VnUser.findById(worker.bossFk, null, myOptions);
+            const url = await Self.app.models.Url.getUrl();
+            const body = $t('Created absence', {
+                author: account.nickname,
+                employee: subordinated.nickname,
+                absenceType: absenceType.name,
+                dated: formatDate(args.dated),
+                workerUrl: `${url}worker/${id}/calendar`
+            });
+            await models.Mail.create({
+                subject: $t('Absence change notification on the labour calendar'),
+                body: body,
+                receiver: departmentBoss.email
+            }, myOptions);
 
             if (tx) await tx.commit();