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Leave management

Managing your team’s leave has never been easier. With Smartly, employees can view their leave balances, future balances and put in leave requests on their app. Managers can view requests, edit, approve or decline leave in their app. And it all flows through to payroll. The simple way to sort your payroll.

Leave management made easy

Accurate and compliant leave calculations
We use smart tech to take care of all the complex calculations, meaning your employees leave entitlements remain accurate even when their work patterns change.
Request and approve leave from the app
More power to your people with Smartly’s employee app. Leave sorted on the run, approved on the run and sent straight through to payroll. Quick and easy.
Leave calendar
See who's on leave, who's planning leave and when, all from an easy calendar view. Plus, it's simple for payroll admins and line managers to sort their team's leave.

Feature breakdown – what you’ll get from our leave management feature

Feature

How It Works

View future leave balances

Leave tracking made simple. You and your employees can see at a glance what their current leave balance is, what they'll have accrued by the time their leave request rolls around, and what they'll have left when they return.

Managers can submit and edit leave requests on behalf of employees

Get your employees' leave sorted on their behalf. If an employee can't enter their leave for any reason, their manager can jump in and sort it for them.

Leave in weeks

To help employers clearly show their payroll is compliant with the Holidays Act 2003, Smartly calculates annual leave in units of weeks.

Leave notifications

Managers receive a notification whenever an employee applies for leave, and employees will be notified when their leave has been approved or declined.

Regional leave

Regional anniversary days are automatically added to your payroll. Choose the relevant regional anniversary days for your employees and it'll be automatically added to their pay when the anniversary rolls around.

Special leave

In Smartly you can easily set up special leave types for your employees. These include; birthday leave, study leave, gardening leave, wellbeing leave and more.

Edit and approve leave on the go

Managers can easily add and edit leave for their employees from anywhere with the Smartly app.

Booking leave is simple with Smartly

Once an employee has entered the dates of their leave, they'll be able to see their future leave balance - giving them an idea of whether they'll have enough leave to submit this request. When they've submitted it'll go straight through to their manager to approve. Too easy!

The benefits of leave management

A leave management system like Smartly can reduce the amount of time you spend manually entering in leave, and keeping track of your employees leave entitlements. Check out our blog to see how valuable a software with a leave management system could be for your business.

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Find out what Smartly customers say about us!

Uprise Based in Auckland and Wellington, hear what Uprise financial accountant Irene Lin has to say about Smartly Payroll and how it helps her business.

Bella Vita Hairdressing Based in Lower Hutt, Wellington, hear what Bella Vita Hairdressig owner Christine Delaney has to say about Smartly Payroll and how it helps her business.

Tidy Slabs Based in Wellington and Auckland, Tidy Slabs is a residential and commercial construction-based company with 60+ employees, and it’s growing rapidly. Hear what Cam from Tidy Slabs has to say about Smartly.

How does Smartly work for your industry?

Retail
Smartly makes payroll simple for retailers. Automate staff payments, PAYE, and payday filing. Learn more
Hospitality
Hospitality payroll can be complex with part-timers, full-timers and contractors. Find out how Smartly makes it easy. Learn more
Professional services
Track hours by job and automate staff payments in Smartly Payroll. Professional services, sorted. Learn more

Related Blogs

What is paid annual leave and why you need to track it Paid annual leave can be a bit of a headache to manage, learn more about your obligations and why it’s important to track.

6 benefits of setting up a leave management system Managing leave is an important task for your business. In this blog, learn about the benefits of setting up a leave management system and what to look for when choosing a system.

Changes to sick leave entitlements: what you need to know. In May 2021, the Government passed a bill to double employees’ minimum sick leave entitlements from five to 10 days. The changes are now in play and as always, we’ve covered these changes for you.

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Whether you want to find out more about our features, the benefits of Smartly or our payroll plans - our team of payroll experts are here to help.