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Time Off Tracking Software

Leave requests, balances, team approvals and the holiday calendar in one place - with accruals updated automatically and unplanned absences recorded without chasing.

What is time off tracking software?

Time off tracking software records and manages employee leave in one system instead of emails and spreadsheets. In Goalz.Work, employees apply for leave with their balances in front of them, the request goes to the approver set up for their team, and approved leave is recorded against the right leave type. Balances accrue automatically through the year, holidays are published on a shared calendar, and a working day with no login is recorded as unplanned leave.

Key features

Request, approve, record - and keep balances right.

Leave policies by year
Set up each year's leave policy for your organisation.
Automatic accrual
Leave balances accrue monthly or quarterly and reset at the start of the year automatically.
Apply with balances visible
Employees see their balance per leave type, and days are counted with week-offs excluded.
Team approvals
Approvers are set per team with a day limit; longer requests move on to a further approver.
Holiday calendar
Publish the year's holidays for the whole organisation in one calendar.
Unplanned leave and LOP
A working day without a login is recorded as unplanned leave and deducted by your rules, with loss of pay when balances run out.
Requests

Every request, and its status, in one queue.

Employees apply with their balances in view. Approvers are notified by email, and requests sit in tabs for all, pending, approved and rejected - plus an approvals tab for the people who decide.

Email to approvers when a request is submitted
Email to the employee when it is decided
Reminder to the final approver for leave starting within two days
Policy

Balances that keep themselves up to date.

Leave policies are set per year, balances accrue automatically through the year and reset at the start of the next, and HR can record carry-forward leave for each employee.

Earned, casual and medical leave, restricted holidays and loss of pay
Monthly and quarterly accrual handled for you
Carry-forward recorded by HR per employee
Reporting

Who is away, and what is left.

A leave report per employee shows the ledger and balance by type; the leave summary gives HR totals, availed, remaining and loss of pay for everyone. The dashboard shows who is on leave today, and team leads get a weekly digest of approved leave for the coming week.

Leave ledger and balance by type per employee
Organisation-wide leave summary for HR
Weekly team-leave digest for team leads and admins
How it works

How time off tracking works in Goalz.Work

  1. 1

    Employee requests time off

    They choose the leave type and dates, with their balance shown.

  2. 2

    Request goes to the approver

    The approver set for the team is notified and decides.

  3. 3

    Leave is recorded

    Approved leave is deducted from the right balance.

  4. 4

    Availability is visible

    The dashboard and the weekly digest show who is away.

  5. 5

    Balances stay current

    Accruals run automatically and unplanned absences are recorded.

Who it's for

Who uses Goalz.Work time off tracking?

Professional services
Know who is away before assigning client work.
Technology companies
Keep leave in view alongside sprints and tasks.
Shift-based teams
Leave and week-offs in the same system as the roster.
Remote and hybrid businesses
One leave process for everyone, wherever they work.
Growing businesses
Move from leave spreadsheets and email threads to a structured process.
Compared

Time off tracking software vs manual leave tracking

What changes when leave moves out of email threads and spreadsheets.

CapabilityGoalz.WorkManual leave tracking
RecordsLeave ledger per employeeSpreadsheet
RequestsApplied in Goalz.Work with balances shownEmail
ApprovalsTeam approvers with day limitsWhoever replies
BalancesAccrued automaticallyRecalculated by hand
Unplanned absenceRecorded when there's no loginNoticed later
HolidaysShared holiday calendarA document somewhere
FAQ

Time off tracking software - FAQs

A digital system for recording and managing employee leave, requests and balances in one place.

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