Leave · Absence

Leave that follows the policy, every time

Balances that accrue correctly, requests that route to the right approver, and a calendar that shows who is away before you approve one more person.

Included in every plan Shares one employee record
Your balance 2026 LEAVE YEAR
Annual 14 of 21 left
Sick 12 of 14 left
Compassionate 5 of 5 left

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Capabilities

What Leave gives you

Policy-driven balances

Entitlement, accrual, carry-forward and expiry configured once and applied consistently.

Approval routing

Requests route by reporting line or by leave type, with delegation when an approver is away.

Team calendar

See overlapping absence across a team or department before approving another day off.

Bulk review

Clear a queue of requests in one pass instead of opening them one at a time.

Evidence when required

Attach a sick note or supporting document where the policy demands one.

Payroll aware

Unpaid leave reaches payroll automatically, so nothing has to be remembered at month end.

01 — For the employee

Request in seconds, know the answer

Balance shown before the request is made, half-days supported, and the status visible the whole way through. No forms, no asking HR what is left.

  • Live balance per leave type before requesting
  • Half-day and part-day requests
  • Status tracked from submitted to approved
  • Push notification the moment it is decided
Your balance 2026 LEAVE YEAR
Annual 14 of 21 left
Sick 12 of 14 left
Compassionate 5 of 5 left

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02 — For the approver

Approve with the full picture

Who else is off that week, how much balance the requester has left, and whether the policy allows it. Then approve or decline in bulk.

  • Overlapping absence shown alongside the request
  • Remaining balance and policy checks inline
  • Bulk approve and decline across the queue
  • Delegation when an approver is themselves away
Savanna360 HR leave approval queue Savanna360 HR leave approval queue

Leave queue — Savanna360 HR web workspace

03 — For the policy

Rules configured once, applied always

Accrual rate, maximum carry-forward, expiry, notice period and whether the type is paid. Set per leave type, then enforced without anyone having to remember.

  • Accrual monthly, annually or on a custom schedule
  • Carry-forward caps and expiry dates enforced
  • Notice periods and blackout dates respected
  • Paid and unpaid types handled distinctly in payroll
Leave typeEntitlementCarry Annual21 days5 max Sick14 daysNone Maternity90 daysNone Paternity14 daysNone Compassionate5 daysNone UnpaidBy approval—
ACCRUES MONTHLYNOTICE 3 DAYSEXPIRES 31 DEC

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Getting started

How teams roll Leave out

STEP 01

Configure leave types

Entitlement, accrual, carry-forward and whether it is paid.

STEP 02

Set approval routing

By reporting line, by leave type, or both.

STEP 03

Open it to staff

Employees see their balance and request from the app.

STEP 04

Review in bulk

Clear the queue with the team calendar in view.

Live balancesno more asking HR
Bulk approvalsclear a queue in one pass
Payroll awareunpaid leave flows through
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Entitlement is set per leave type and can vary by grade, department or individual, including pro-rating for employees who join part-way through a leave year.

Each leave type defines whether unused days carry forward, up to what cap, and when carried-forward days expire. The system applies it at the leave-year boundary without manual intervention.

You can configure a delegate per approver, or let the request escalate up the reporting line after a set number of days so nothing sits waiting.

Yes. Leave types marked unpaid reduce payable days on the next payroll run automatically, and the deduction is traceable back to the specific approved request.

Try Leave on your own data

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