Employees request vacation, sick days and other absences from the app. Managers review them against the schedule, and timesheets and balances update automatically.
| Employee | Type | Dates | Length | Details | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MBMaya Brooks | Vacation | Dec 22 - Dec 26 | 5 days | 8.5 left | Waiting | |
LOLuis Ortega | Sick day | Nov 12 | 1 day | 📎 note.pdf | Waiting | |
HKHannah Kim | Half day off | Nov 14 | 4 h | PTO | Waiting | |
JPJordan Price | Work from home | Nov 16 | 1 day | Special day | Waiting |
The short answer: requests sent by text, email or a note on the fridge are easy to miss and hard to track against balances. In EZTime every request has a status, an approver and a record, and approved time off flows into the timesheet.
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The employee picks the type and dates in the app and can attach a file, such as a doctor’s note.
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The manager sees the request with the schedule and the employee’s balance before deciding.
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The decision goes back to the employee right away.
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Approved time off appears on the timesheet and in reports for payroll.
What managers and employees actually work with, step by step.
Vacation, sick days, half days or a special day your company defines: the request goes straight to the manager's screen.
Track vacation and sick balances for each employee. When a limit is on and the balance runs out, EZTime blocks extra days or allows a negative balance down to a limit you set.
Each request shows the existing record next to the requested change, and EZTime flags overlaps and duplicate requests before you approve.
No retyping: an approved request lands in the attendance report, with a record of who approved it and when.
Vacation, sick time, personal days and other absence types you define.
Employees and managers see vacation and sick balances.
Choose who approves each request, or approve some types automatically.
Require a file for certain request types.
Set how far in advance requests must be made.
Review and handle several requests at once.
Write down your time-off policy, including how requests are made and who approves them. Paid sick leave and PTO payout rules differ by state and city, so check the requirements where your employees work. See our state labor law guides and PTO accrual calculator.
Here is how a typical business might use time off requests: A grocery store has three cashiers asking for the same holiday weekend. The manager sees all three requests next to the schedule and coverage, approves the two who asked first, offers the third a different day, and the schedule and timesheets update automatically.
Yes. Employees and managers can see vacation and sick balances.
Yes. You can set automatic approval for selected request types.
You can require an attachment for specific request types.
Yes. Approved time off is reflected in timesheets and reports.
Yes, requests are reviewed alongside the schedule.
Yes, you can define the types you use.
Build, publish and adjust shift schedules in one place.
Employees clock in, request time off and see updates from their phones.
Model accrual rates for your policy.