Leave Management

A smarter way to manage time off.

From accrual policies and holiday calendars to multi-level approvals and team visibility — Squad HR's leave module keeps your entire organization's time-off organized and transparent.

Leave Applications

Apply, track, and manage leave in one place.

Employees can apply for any configured leave type — earned, sick, casual, or custom — with date range, reason, and attachments. Real-time balance tracking shows exactly how much leave is left, and every status change is notified automatically.

  • Multiple leave types with individual balance tracking
  • Half-day and single-day applications supported
  • Attach documents for medical or extended leave
  • Real-time balance deduction on approval
  • Cancel approved leave before start date
  • Full history of all past leave requests
Policies & Accruals

Policy-driven leave that runs itself.

Set up leave policies with custom accrual frequencies, carry-forward limits, negative balance rules, minimum notice periods, and encashment settings. Policies are assigned per employee group and run automatically.

  • Monthly, quarterly, and annual accrual frequencies
  • Max accrual caps to prevent balance overflow
  • Carry-forward limits with expiry rules
  • Negative balance: allow or block per leave type
  • Encashment configuration for unused leave
  • Holiday calendars tied to work location or group
Team Calendar

See who is away before you plan your week.

The shared team calendar gives managers and HR a visual overview of all approved leave, upcoming time off, and holidays. Plan sprints, meetings, and coverage knowing who is available each day.

  • Color-coded leave types on a shared calendar view
  • Month, week, and day calendar modes
  • Holidays and work-off days shown alongside leave
  • Filter by team, department, or individual employee
  • Team summary: count of employees on leave per day
  • Managers see direct reports only; HR sees all
Admin Controls

Full admin control over every leave decision.

HR admins can view, approve, or reject any leave request, manually adjust balances, configure approval chains, and manage holiday calendars — all from one place. Every action is logged for audit.

  • View all team requests in one filtered table
  • Approve or reject with a note from the admin panel
  • Manually credit or deduct leave balance per employee
  • Configure multi-level sequential approval chains
  • Create and assign holiday calendars per group
  • Export leave data to CSV for payroll & audits
Everything Included

All leave features, out of the box.

No add-ons required. Every feature is included from day one.

Leave Types & Accruals

Configure multiple leave types (Earned, Sick, Casual, Maternity, etc.) with custom accrual rules — monthly, quarterly, or annually.

Leave Applications

Employees apply for leave with date range, type, reason, and optional attachments. Half-day and single-day options are supported.

Team Calendar

A shared team calendar shows who is on leave, what type, and for how long — helping managers plan around absences.

Approval Chains

Multi-level sequential approval chains. Each leave request flows through the right people before it gets approved or rejected.

Leave Balance Tracking

Employees see their leave balance per type in real time. Balances update automatically when leaves are approved or cancelled.

Leave Policies

Define carry-forward rules, max accrual caps, encashment settings, negative balance limits, and minimum notice periods per policy.

Holiday Calendars

Set up national and company holidays. Multiple calendars can be assigned to different employee groups or regions.

Admin Leave Management

HR can view, approve, reject, or manually adjust leave balances for any employee. Full audit trail of all leave decisions.

Work Calendar

Define working days per week per team. Work calendars determine valid leave-day counts and skip weekend/holiday deductions.

Leave Notifications

Employees and managers get notified at every stage — application, approval, rejection, and cancellation.

Leave Analytics

Track leave utilization by type, department, and period. See which teams take the most leave and identify patterns.

Export Leave Data

Export leave records and balance summaries for payroll integration, compliance audits, or HR reporting.

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