Leave Management

Planned Leave Management

What’s work without a well deserved holiday every now and again? Yes, banning leave would probably make scheduling easier, but on the downside your team would likely all run away. With that in mind, we thought that a system to manage it might be a better bet.

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Request Leave

First things first; employees tracking you down in order to request leave is just the worst.

You don’t have the schedule to hand to check who else is off, Greg is put out because you were too busy to talk to him earlier and in the meantime Sandra has booked the day he wanted, and the weekend team can’t book anything because you only work weekdays.

That way lies madness. Instead, imagine a system where your team can request leave online and you can review it at your leisure. Where requests come through in the order they were submitted. Where a click of the mouse shows you who else already has leave booked around the same time so that you can make an informed decision. Sounds good, right?

Manage Leave

Of course, leave rarely stays sorted for long. Plans change, dates shift, and you’re left picking up the pieces.

Luckily, editing leave is almost as straightforward as booking it; once you’ve approved a leave request your team can apply to edit or cancel it and you can choose what to do. Admittedly that still doesn't help when you have to tell someone that they aren’t allowed to cancel their leave because you’ve already arranged for someone to cover them, but that's your problem. Sorry.

Leave Settings

Allowing employees to book leave isn’t much use if they promptly book the entire year off (no use to you, at least; they’ll probably be delighted).

So you’ll be relieved to hear that you’re in full control of a range of fancy settings. Yearly allowance, adjustments, number of days notice needed, when the holiday year runs from and to… Not to mention being able to set days when the team aren’t able to take leave (perhaps bank holidays?) or days when the company will be closed and they’re obliged to take leave (also possibly bank holidays; they’re tricksy things). Whatever you need, we’ve got you.

Leave Types

Of course, holiday isn’t the only type of leave your employees are going to ask for.

There’s parental leave, compassionate leave, unpaid, jury service, medical appointments… The list goes on. Whether you decide to allow staff to book a wide variety of different types of leave or not it can be useful to record it separately from holiday if it shouldn't affect the employee’s annual leave allowance.

Easy Scheduling

Naturally, the best part of all of this is being able to create your schedule without even having to think about who’s available. Doesn’t that sound wonderful?

Create your shifts and simply select an employee from the list; if someone has leave booked then they won’t be shown and you’ll be able to choose from the team members who are still free instead. And then spend the time you’ve saved planning your own holiday. Obviously.

Hear from our customers

" We transitioned to Shiftie in 2023. It has been very popular amongst our team, with its easy to use features and accessibility.This has made scheduling staff a lot easier, with a lot of beneficial features. Uploading shifts is simple, and our team can clearly see when they have been assigned shifts. "

Chris Wilson
Streamvale

" Shiftie has modernised the way we manage our team's time and attendance. The system is comprehensive and exactly what we were searching for. The team at Shiftie is exceptional - they are responsive, efficient, and consistently deliver on their promises. The system itself is user-friendly and easy to manage, both for managers and team members. We are grateful to have discovered Shiftie and appreciate all they have done for us. "

Chris Goodchild
Wookey Hole

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