Though the pandemic is far from over, lockdown restrictions in the UK have been lifted and lots of UK workers are eager to take a well-deserved holiday. What’s more, lots of employees have been saving their annual leave allowance for when they’re able to take a proper vacation. However, while this is great news, this […]
Release 2.16 – PDF output, print and notification updates
New features & enhancements PDF output / print Now within the Wallchart page, you will see a new option for ‘print’. This will allow you to print to PDF all leave booked for the month selected, as well as restricting the output to particular role/office/department (if used). Admin notification changes Several email notifications which can […]
How employee absence can be measured
Employee absence, especially unplanned absences, impact companies in several ways – especially when it comes to productivity. The most apparent reason for this is the reduced output that results from having fewer employees. This has the potential to be a significant bottleneck if a company has a compact workforce and/or it’s a busy period for […]
Are Employees Working: Understanding Their Roles and Responsibilities
UK workers have among the longest working weeks in Europe, with estimates ranging from 38.4 to 42.5 hours on average. The question is, how many of those hours are actually spent working? This then raises a further question: should we rethink the working week and what are employees doing with the rest of their time? […]
Release 2.15 – Improved custom work schedules
New features & enhancements Improved custom work schedules Previously when setting up a work schedule, it was setup from the beginning of time with no ability to setup different work schedules for set time periods. This system has now been overhauled to allow the original functionality, as well as defining schedules for set time periods. […]
Employer Refusing Holiday Request UK: Can You Refuse an Employee’s Request?
Although it’s in everyone’s best interest for your staff to use their entire annual leave allowance, on occasion, they’re guaranteed to ask for dates which are problematic for the company. Whether it’s a busy time for your business that requires all hands on deck or workers have booked time off already, you often have no […]
Sick pay entitlement for part-time workers
Many businesses find the subject of staff sick pay to be confusing enough, without throwing part-time workers into the mix as well. Do part-time workers actually get sick leave? If so, how much do they get compared to your full-time staff? Understanding statutory sick pay (SSP) is crucial for both employers and part-time employees, as […]
Free Leave & Holiday Tracker Spreadsheet 2021
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image media=”81864″ media_width_percent=”46″ alignment=”center” el_class=”noBorder”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1566916632872{margin-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1566914645104{padding-right: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Free Leave & Holiday Tracker Excel Template Trying to keep track of leave and absences can be very hard to achieve. For this reason, we have created a […]
Making the transition to a digital/online absence management system
While most businesses are constantly looking to overhaul, upgrade, and improve the way they do things, an area they commonly overlook is how they manage staff absence. This mainly down to the fact that a lot of companies don’t see any room for improvement in something as seemingly trivial as how their employees book their […]
Release 2.1.6 – Part Time Staff Improvements
New features & enhancements Part time staff improvements In this release there are a series of new options to help streamline part-time staff, in particular around their allowance and automatic calculation of allowance. Turn off public holidays by user There is a new option to disable public holidays for a particular user, this is particularly […]









