Simple Leave

What Simple Leave is

Simple Leave is a web-based system for managing employee time off, including holidays, sickness, parental leave, and other leave types. Employees can submit requests and view balances, while managers receive requests by email and can approve or decline them with one click. The system keeps track of leave balances, accruals, and usage, with configurable leave types, policies, accrual rules, and working patterns. A live team calendar and exportable reports cover summaries, balances, and trends.

Its responsive interface supports requests, balance checks, and approvals from smartphones and tablets. Employees can be added without email registration, and managers or administrators can create requests on their behalf. Sensitive leave details can be limited to the employee, their manager, and HR administrators, and hidden from shared calendar areas. The company describes encrypted data storage, role-based access, and GDPR-compliant handling. Simple Leave offers a free plan for up to five active employees, with all features included, and a Business plan for larger teams, with support and data import help. The product is made by dhxsoft limited, registered in the United Kingdom.

Who it suits

Simple Leave suits small and mid-sized businesses that need employees, managers, or HR teams to coordinate leave requests and balances. Its configurable rules and access controls may also fit organisations that need different policies and restricted visibility for sensitive leave information.

Limits

Starter is free forever for up to five active employees. Business is for teams larger than five employees and is free for the first 30 days, with no commitment.

Getting started

1. Open the Simple Leave website.
2. Choose the free Starter plan for up to five active employees or Business for a larger team.
3. Use the web interface to set leave types, policies, accrual rules, and working patterns.
4. Add employees, including without email registration if needed.
5. Submit requests for manager approval and review balances on the team calendar.

Verdict

Choose Simple Leave if your organisation wants configurable leave tracking, approvals, reports, and privacy controls in a web interface. The free plan covers up to five active employees; teams needing industry-specific regulatory tailoring such as HIPAA or FISMA should look elsewhere.