Absence tracking

On an employee's profile you record absences (e.g. sick leave, parental leave) by type, with dates, a note and attachments. They are kept separate from planned holiday.

Recording an absence

On the employee's HR profile, Time off tab, click Add absence: Type, Start date, End date (leave empty for a single day), Note and Attachments (e.g. a medical certificate).

Absence types are managed under Settings → HR settings → Absences, where you can also mark a type as Paid or Unpaid.

How it differs from holiday

An absence is unplanned or other time away (e.g. illness, parental leave) and is kept separate from the leave balance and holiday requests. The Analytics page uses absences for its absence figures, including the Bradford factor, which gives more weight to frequent short absences.

Tip: a longer or repeated illness is a good moment for a return-to-work conversation.

More: GYED calculator (Hungarian).