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Attendance and Leave

Leave Policies

Set leave types, balances, and approval rules.

Create leave policies that match your organization and assign them to the right employee groups. Use the calendar/list to review requests and Leave balance to make validated adjustments.

Field reference

  • Leave type and code: The employee-facing name and unique short code.
  • Paid/unpaid treatment: Whether approved time is paid and how it is sent to payroll.
  • Entitlement and unit: Days or hours granted in the leave year.
  • Accrual rule: Credit frequency, start date, prorating, and eligibility rules.
  • Request controls: Minimum/maximum duration, consecutive-day limit, half-day option, notice period, attachment requirement, and blackout dates.
  • Carry forward and expiry: The carry limit, expiry date/rule, and encashment treatment if enabled.
  • Applicability and approval flow: Employee group, department/location, manager/role stages, and escalation.
  • Leave request: Leave type, from/to dates, session, reason, attachment, contact details, and status.

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