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edays exports absence and leave data directly to payroll, including approved leave taken, sickness days recorded, any SSP calculations and remaining entitlements. This removes the manual reconciliation step at month end, reduces payroll errors and ensures HR and payroll are always working from the same data. edays integrates with major payroll providers via pre-built connectors or the edays API.

Yes. edays is used by 1,400+ organisations across 120 countries and supports 25 languages. The platform applies localised absence rules, statutory entitlements and public holidays for each country or user group automatically. EU Working Time Directive compliance is built in, and separate configurations can be set for different countries, sites or teams, all managed from a single platform instance.

Yes. From 6 April 2026, SSP became payable from day one of sickness in the UK and the lower earnings limit was removed. edays records sickness absence from day one and feeds that data accurately to payroll, ensuring organisations meet the updated statutory requirements. The system updates automatically when UK employment law changes, so you’re not reliant on manual configuration to stay compliant.

When an employee returns from sickness absence, edays automatically sends a return to work form for completion. The form, along with any fit notes or medical certificates, is stored directly in the employee’s record, so managers have everything they need before the return to work interview. For UK employees, relevant NHS guidance can also be sent automatically to support recovery. The whole process runs without HR having to chase manually.

If enabled, edays automatically calculates a running Bradford Factor score for every employee based on their sickness absence history. Scores are visible on individual employee profiles in real time and update automatically each time a new sickness absence is logged. You can configure absence triggers to alert managers when a Bradford Factor score exceeds a set threshold, prompting early intervention before absence patterns escalate. If your organisation doesn’t use the Bradford Factor, it can be turned off entirely at the click of a button.

edays can track any type of planned or unplanned absence. That includes sickness absence (short and long term), annual leave, maternity and paternity leave, shared parental leave, compassionate leave, TOIL, medical appointments, emergency time off, lateness, unauthorised absence and custom absence types specific to your organisation. You can create unlimited absence types and define rules for how each is recorded, approved and reported on.

Absence management software focuses on recording and managing all employee time away from work, including both planned leave (annual leave, parental leave, TOIL) and unplanned absence (sickness, lateness, emergency time off). A leave management system typically refers to the planned leave side only. edays manages both in one platform, so there’s no separation between leave and absence data,  HR teams get a complete picture of all time off from a single system.

The best way to track employee absence is by ensuring that all absences are logged and recorded in a centralised system. Where possible, the reason for the absence should also be logged. With edays, you can set up absence triggers which will send you an alert when that trigger is met – for example, if an employee takes three absences during a set time period. Having this data will enable people managers to proactively reach out to an employee who has been absent more than once in a short space of time. Without automated processes like these, absence tracking can be much more challenging if done manually – for example by using spreadsheets. This approach can lead to errors, inaccuracy and a lack of overall visibility of absences occurring in a team or whole organisation.

Yes. edays allows you to track any type of planned (e.g. holidays, maternity leave, medical appointments, business trips, time off in lieu (TOIL), etc.) or unplanned absence (e.g. sickness, compassionate leave, unpaid leave, etc.) in a single system. You can also create custom absence types specific to your organisation, such as wellbeing leave, and define rules for how these are to be used and recorded. Learn more about our absence management software.

The return to work process is made faster and more efficient with edays. A reason can be logged alongside an individual’s sickness absence, and for UK employees, relevant NHS guidance can be forwarded on to them to aid in their recovery (see more on our NHS Portal here). You can automatically send a return to work form to an employee who is returning from sickness absence. This is then stored in the employee’s details in edays, alongside any doctor’s fit notes or medical certificates that may be required. Before conducting return to work interviews, managers and HR can review the employee’s records and view any previous absences to be fully equipped ahead of the individual’s return.

Yes. You can configure system alerts to trigger if specific absence conditions are exceeded and automatically notify specified individuals via email immediately. Find out more about the edays sickness tracker.

Yes. edays allows you to configure all absence types to be recorded in hours, days or half-days, with customisable settings for different working patterns (i.e. shift work, part-time employees, etc.) Find out more about our staff holiday management features.

Absence management software is a cloud-based platform that helps organisations record, track and manage all types of employee absence – including sickness, annual leave, parental leave and unplanned time off. It replaces manual spreadsheets and email chains with automated workflows, real-time reporting and compliance tools, giving HR teams a single system of record for all absence data. Good absence management software should automate leave requests and approvals, calculate Bradford Factor scores, trigger alerts when thresholds are met, support return to work processes and integrate with payroll.

Here are some of the benefits of using a staff holiday booking system:

1. Data-driven decision making

edays staff holiday booking system lets you generate valuable reports and analytics on leave trends, absence patterns, and how employees prefer to use their leave, and more. These insights provide data-driven support for informed decision-making on HR policies, staffing needs, and overall workforce planning.

2. Enhanced employee experience

Offer employees a user-friendly and convenient way to manage their leave with staff holiday booking software. Self-service portals empower employees to submit requests, track their leave balances, and take ownership of their working time. This fosters a positive employee experience and boosts morale.

3. Reduced errors and increased compliance

A staff holiday booking system enables you to minimise the risk of human error in tracking leave allocations and ensuring compliance with legal and country-specific requirements. Automated reminders and notifications help prevent overbooking and ensure fair leave allocation across the team.

4. Improved visibility and planning

Gain real-time insights into team availability and holiday trends with a staff holiday booking system. Forecast potential staffing shortages and proactively address them. This empowers better workforce planning and resource allocation, ultimately enhancing operational efficiency.

5. Streamlined and efficient processes

Ditch manual spreadsheets and long email chains. A staff holiday booking system automates leave requests, approvals, and cancellations. This saves significant time and reduces administrative burden, allowing HR to focus on strategic initiatives.

Yes. edays can account for public holidays for countries around the world. Our country templates enable you to manage leave according to the statutory entitlements and national holidays that vary in different regions. Our system can also be set up in another language, so that employees in different countries can access the platform in their native language.

Yes. edays enables you to track all types of leave – from statutory entitlements and public holidays to additional allowances. Custom leave types can be set up in the system to cater for things like birthdays off, wellbeing leave, and volunteering days. Maternity, paternity, bereavement, emergency time off and more can also be clearly logged in the system – so you know exactly who is off, when, and why.

There are many benefits to using edays leave management system, which vary depending on the size and type of organisation you are, and which industry you’re operating in.

edays is a great option if you’re looking to reduce your admin burden and eliminate the need for spreadsheets and paper forms when dealing with employee leave requests. This is helpful to most organisations, that are either SMEs and therefore short on resources, or large and global organisations looking for a consistent, reliable and centralised system for handling employee holidays, leave, time tracking and sickness absence in one place.

We can also offer many industry-specific benefits, too. edays provides a streamlined platform for handling holiday and leave for organisations that have a mix of employees, including office and non-office based staff, part-time and full-time employees, and multiple locations in one country and/or around the world. For industries or countries that mandate time off, this can also be configured into the system. Any type of leave can be logged – from statutory entitlements such as annual leave and maternity leave, to organisation-specific leave, such as birthdays off, volunteering days, and wellbeing days.

From employee experience perspective, edays leave management software enables employees to log on to their desktop or mobile app, and simply request annual leave in seconds. No need for email chains, submitting forms or updating spreadsheets. Their line manager can then approve or deny the leave request just as quickly, reducing the admin drain.

Employees and their managers can also view their leave entitlement, as an easy way of helping them plan out when they’d like to use it. Group calendars let people see when their team members are planning to take leave, to avoid clashes in requests and minimum staffing issues.

To explore how we can help your organisation’s specific needs, please visit our solutions and industries pages to find out more.

As well as leave management software, edays also offers absence management software – giving organisations a reliable, accurate way of recording and tracking employee absence. This includes short-term and long-term sickness absence, emergency time off, lateness, and any other type of unplanned absence.

We also offer time tracking software, which includes clock in and clock out functionality and online timesheets.

Our modules are packed with innovative, customisable and useful features – many of which you won’t find elsewhere. Thanks to our configurability, we’re able to help thousands of organisations around the world track employee holiday, leave, sickness absence, and working hours in ways that best suit their operational needs.

edays supports all custom absence types, allowing you to add as many types as you like. You also have the ability to define rules for how these are to be used and managed. Visit our leave management system page to find out more.

Yes. As a cloud-based system, edays can be accessed 24/7 meaning employees always have access to their absence records and can check their entitlement through our annual leave tracker. And, authorised users can export specific absence data from the system at any time.

Yes. edays has the unique ability to manage and track employee long service awards.

Leave management is the process of managing all types of employee leave within an organisation. This is includes annual leave, or holiday entitlement, whereby employees are entitled to take a certain number of days off per year. In the UK, almost all employees are legally entitled to statutory leave which is 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year. This varies in other countries. In addition to statutory leave, organisations may also choose to offer additional holiday entitlement to employees – such as wellbeing days and birthdays off. Leave management also refers to managing other types of leave that employees are legally entitled to, which includes maternity leave, paternity leave, and other types of leave.

edays supports more than 25 languages, including English (UK/US), Français, Español, Nederlands, Deutsch, Italiano, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Thai, Arabic, Serbian and more. Please get in touch to discuss which languages you need.

As well as absence management edays offers a complete workforce management software platform; absence management is the foundation, but the platform extends well beyond it. Alongside absence tracking, Bradford Factor management and return to work workflows, edays includes time and attendance management (clocking in and out, online timesheets, project time tracking and EU Working Time Directive compliance), workforce scheduling (drag-and-drop rota management, skills-based shift assignment and fatigue management rules), leave management, core HR tools (employee directory, document management and workflow automation), a mobile app and People Insights analytics. Everything connects in one platform so absence, leave and time data are always in sync, and payroll always receives accurate, reconciled figures without manual intervention.

We focus on providing the best absence management, leave management and time and attendance solutions for your organisation. We’ll listen to your requirements and offer a best-in-class solution with more functionality compared to any other HR system providers. Our system is packed with features you won’t find anywhere else – helping you to manage absence, leave and time in more detailed, customisable ways that suit your organisation.