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Time off & vacation

Employees request days off here. Managers and admins approve or deny. Approved time off shows in Shifts - and scheduling conflicts are prevented.

Overview

Under Time off you can:

  • Create requests - vacation, sick leave, unpaid, other
  • Track status - pending, approved, denied, cancelled
  • Decide requests - approve or deny (managers/admins)
  • Protect planning - approved days block new shifts
  • Sidebar badge - count of open requests (managers/admins)

Who can do what?

Employee

  • view and create own requests
  • cancel own pending or approved requests

Manager

  • view and decide requests in their department
  • revoke approved requests (cancelled)

Administrator

  • same as manager, organization-wide

Create a request

  1. Open Time off from the menu
  2. Click New request
  3. Pick a date range (from/to)
  4. Pick a type: Vacation, Sick leave, Unpaid, or Other
  5. Optional: add a reason
  6. Save

The request appears in the Pending tab.

Tabs and status

  • Pending - waiting for a decision
  • Decided - approved or denied
  • All - full list

Status overview:

  • Pending
  • Approved
  • Denied
  • Cancelled

Approve or deny (manager/admin)

  1. Open the Pending tab
  2. Approve or Deny
  3. Optional: decision note
  4. Confirm

The sidebar badge updates afterward.

Cancel a request

Employees can cancel their own pending or approved requests:

  1. Open the request
  2. Click Cancel request
  3. Confirm

In Shifts

Approved time off:

  • appears as all-day entries in the calendar
  • blocks new shift assignments in that period

That way you do not schedule someone on a day off.

Tips

  1. Submit requests early so planning stays clean.
  2. Use decision notes for clear feedback.
  3. Review open requests before copying a week or finalizing a plan.

FAQ

Why do I not see the badge?

The badge only appears for managers and administrators.

I cannot see a request - why?

Employees only see their own requests. Managers only see requests in their department.

Multiple days at once?

Yes - pick start and end date in the request.