Leave Management

Leave policies that run
without the paperwork

Configure every leave type, set approval chains, import any country's public holiday calendar, and let employees apply from their phone — balances update in real time.

Apply & Approve

One form. Instant balance check. Automatic routing.

Employees pick a leave type, see their remaining balance inline, choose dates, and submit. Octal HR calculates working days automatically, skipping weekends and holidays. The request routes to the right approver instantly.

  • Balance shown per leave type before submission
  • Working-day count auto-calculated (holidays excluded)
  • Multi-level approval chains per leave type
  • Email notifications at every stage
Apply for Leave
Annual Leave
12 days left
15 May 2026
19 May 2026
3 working days · Eid Al-Adha excluded (16 May)
Family function out of town...
MY LEAVE BALANCES
Annual 12
Sick 8
Casual 5
Unpaid —
HR Dashboard

All leave requests, one unified view

HR managers see every leave application across the company — filterable by status, employee, leave type, or date range. Approve or reject directly from the table with one click.

  • Filter by Status / Employee / Leave Type / Date Range
  • Bulk approve or reject selected applications
  • Full audit trail with timestamps and approver names
  • Export to CSV for payroll deduction reconciliation
All Status ▾
All Employees ▾
Leave Type ▾
May 2026 ▾
EMPLOYEE
TYPE
DATES
DAYS
STATUS
Sarah Ahmed
Annual
May 15–19
3
Pending
James Okafor
Sick
May 6–7
2
Approved
Fatima Khan
Casual
May 12
1
Approved
David Lim
Annual
Apr 28–29
2
Rejected
Full Capability

Everything leave management needs

Multiple Leave Types

Annual, Sick, Casual, Maternity, Paternity, Religious, Unpaid, and custom types — each with its own entitlement, carry-forward, and encashment rules.

Multi-Level Approvals

Define approval chains per department or leave type — line manager → HR → Finance. Each approver gets a notification and one-click action.

Public Holiday Calendars

Pre-loaded with national and regional holidays for your country. Holidays are automatically excluded from working-day calculations and visible in the calendar view.

Carry-Forward Rules

Set maximum carry-forward days per leave type. Remaining balances roll over automatically at year-end, or lapse based on your policy.

Balance Reporting

HR gets a full leave-balance report across all employees and leave types — exportable to Excel for payroll deduction and compliance audits.

Payroll Integration

Approved unpaid leave days feed directly into the payroll run as deductions — no manual data entry between systems.

Replace your leave spreadsheet today

Join hundreds of companies worldwide that automated leave management with Octal HR.

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