diff --git a/Backend/endpoints/time.go b/Backend/endpoints/time.go
index 548be64..09844b6 100644
--- a/Backend/endpoints/time.go
+++ b/Backend/endpoints/time.go
@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ func updateBooking(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		break
 	case "change":
 		log.Println("Changing Booking")
+		absence, err := strconv.Atoi(r.FormValue("absence"))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println("Error parsing absence type.", err)
+			absence = 0
+		}
+		if absence != 0 {
+			log.Println("New absence", absence)
+			log.Println("At date", r.FormValue("date"))
+		}
+
 		for index, possibleBooking := range r.PostForm {
 			if len(index) > 7 && index[:7] == "booking" {
 				booking_id, err := strconv.Atoi(index[8:])
diff --git a/Backend/models/absence.go b/Backend/models/absence.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0692c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend/models/absence.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package models
+
+import "time"
+
+type Absence struct {
+	CounterId      int
+	CardUID        string
+	AbwesenheitTyp int8
+	Datum          time.Time
+}
+
+func NewAbsence(card_uid string, abwesenheit_typ int8, datum time.Time) Absence {
+	return Absence{
+		CardUID:        card_uid,
+		AbwesenheitTyp: abwesenheit_typ,
+		Datum:          datum,
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *Absence) Insert() {
+	// qStr, err := DB.Prepare(`INSERT INTO`)
+}
diff --git a/Backend/models/workWeek.go b/Backend/models/workWeek.go
index 1f9158e..9cb5f89 100644
--- a/Backend/models/workWeek.go
+++ b/Backend/models/workWeek.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type WorkWeek struct {
 	WorkHours time.Duration
 }
 
-type WeekStatus int16
+type WeekStatus int8
 
 const (
 	None WeekStatus = iota
diff --git a/Backend/templates/timeComponents.templ b/Backend/templates/timeComponents.templ
index 616ee18..d9689e8 100644
--- a/Backend/templates/timeComponents.templ
+++ b/Backend/templates/timeComponents.templ
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ templ lineComponent() {
 
 templ absenceComponent(d models.WorkDay) {
 	<div class="no-booking-component hidden group-[.edit]:flex flex-col gap-2 align-center">
-		<select name="abwesenheit" onchange={ templ.JSFuncCall("editAbwesenheit", templ.JSExpression("this"), templ.JSExpression("event")) } class="grow cursor-pointer rounded-md text-neutral-800 p-2 md:px-4 border text-center text-sm transition-colors border-neutral-900" disabled>
+		<select name="absence" onchange={ templ.JSFuncCall("editAbwesenheit", templ.JSExpression("this"), templ.JSExpression("event")) } class="grow cursor-pointer rounded-md text-neutral-800 p-2 md:px-4 border text-center text-sm transition-colors border-neutral-900" disabled>
 			<option value="0">Abwesenheit?</option>
 			<option value="1">Urlaub</option>
 			<option value="2">Kurzarbeit</option>
diff --git a/Backend/templates/timeComponents_templ.go b/Backend/templates/timeComponents_templ.go
index 3eeef7d..878cd56 100644
--- a/Backend/templates/timeComponents_templ.go
+++ b/Backend/templates/timeComponents_templ.go
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ func absenceComponent(d models.WorkDay) templ.Component {
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 35, "<select name=\"abwesenheit\" onchange=\"")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 35, "<select name=\"absence\" onchange=\"")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}