Plan time off without losing track
Vacation, sick leave, remote work – plan and manage all team absences in one place. With approval workflows and automatic leave balance calculation.
Vacation, sick leave, remote work – plan and manage all team absences in one place. With approval workflows and automatic leave balance calculation.
Plan time off without losing track
Vacation, sick leave, remote work – plan and manage all team absences in one place. With approval workflows and automatic leave balance calculation.
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Absence Types
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How Absence Management Works
From request to approval in just a few clicks
Request Time Off
Employees submit absence requests directly in the system. Vacation, sick leave, or remote work – everything with one click.
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Simple request form
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Remaining leave days shown automatically
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Overlapping absences instantly visible
Employees submit absence requests directly in the system. Vacation, sick leave, or remote work – everything with one click.
Request Time Off
Employees submit absence requests directly in the system. Vacation, sick leave, or remote work – everything with one click.
Manager Approval
Managers receive notifications and can approve or reject requests with a single click.
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Automatic notifications
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Team calendar at a glance
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Comments and reasoning
Managers receive notifications and can approve or reject requests with a single click.
Manager Approval
Managers receive notifications and can approve or reject requests with a single click.
Reports & Analytics
Keep track of remaining leave, sick days, and absence statistics for your entire team.
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Leave balance per employee
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Sick leave statistics
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Export for payroll processing
Keep track of remaining leave, sick days, and absence statistics for your entire team.
Reports & Analytics
Keep track of remaining leave, sick days, and absence statistics for your entire team.
Everything for Absence Management
Professional features for transparent absence tracking
Vacation Management
Submit vacation requests, get approvals, and let the system calculate remaining leave automatically.
Approval Workflow
Multi-step approval processes with automatic notifications to managers.
Sick Leave
Report sick days easily. Automatic documentation and overviews.
Reports & Analytics
Detailed statistics on absences, remaining leave, and team trends.
Team Absence Calendar
See at a glance who is out and when. Plan projects without surprises.
Configurable Types
Define custom absence types like educational leave, parental leave, or special leave.
Why Digital Absence Management
No more spreadsheets and email chains. Automate your absence tracking.
Automatic Calculation
Remaining leave, overtime compensation, and quotas are calculated automatically. No more manual errors.
Full Transparency
Everyone can see their remaining leave and the team calendar. Managers maintain oversight of all absences.
Fast Approvals
Requests are delivered via notification and can be approved with a single click. No paperwork needed.
A Closer Look at Absence Management
The features that make absence tracking seamless.
Team Absence Calendar
The visual calendar shows all team absences at a glance. Plan projects and deadlines without nasty surprises.
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Color-coded absence types
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Overlap detection for requests
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Filterable by department and team
The visual calendar shows all team absences at a glance. Plan projects and deadlines without nasty surprises.
Team Absence Calendar
The visual calendar shows all team absences at a glance. Plan projects and deadlines without nasty surprises.
Flexible Absence Types
Beyond vacation and sick leave, define custom absence types – from remote work to educational leave.
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Predefined types: Vacation, Sick, Remote
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Custom types freely configurable
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Separate quotas per type possible
Beyond vacation and sick leave, define custom absence types – from remote work to educational leave.
Flexible Absence Types
Beyond vacation and sick leave, define custom absence types – from remote work to educational leave.
What absences do beyond the list
Four areas where absence data in Zen-Work goes further than vacation requests.
Remaining vacation expires end of Q4? An automation reminds employees in time via email or chat.
Automatic reminders
Remaining vacation expires end of Q4? An automation reminds employees in time via email or chat.
Who approved or rejected which request, and when? Fully documented in the audit log.
Approval audit trail
Who approved or rejected which request, and when? Fully documented in the audit log.
Sick-leave and vacation patterns per team and quarter — valuable input for HR planning.
Sickness & vacation trends
Sick-leave and vacation patterns per team and quarter — valuable input for HR planning.
Overtime accounts, flex-time and time-off-in-lieu reconcile with absences — no double bookkeeping.
Linked to time tracking
Overtime accounts, flex-time and time-off-in-lieu reconcile with absences — no double bookkeeping.
Perfect for Every Team
Whether small business or growing team – digital absence management saves time and headaches.
Small Businesses
Keep track of vacation and sick leave without complex HR software.
HR & People Ops
Automatic leave balance calculation, approval workflows, and statistics for workforce planning.
Remote Teams
Who is working where? Manage remote days, home office, and office presence transparently.
Zen-Work vs. external HR tool or worksheet
What changes when vacation and sick leave no longer live in a separate list.
Ready for Modern Absence Management?
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