Managing your time off just got a whole lot easier! As a contractor, you don't need to submit formal leave requests or wait for a manager's approval.
Instead, you can instantly log when you're unavailable, and the system will automatically drop a heads-up in your manager's notifications. It’s quick, hassle-free, and keeps everyone on the same page.
Daily activities
- Log into the Employment Hero platform.
- Click the Time menu.
- Click the Unavailability submenu.
- Click the Add button.
- Complete the following fields:
- On the / Until: Select the start and end dates from the calendar dropdowns.
- All day: Check this box if you are unavailable for the full day sequence, or leave it unchecked to specify explicit Start time and End time settings.
- On an ongoing basis: Check this toggle if the unavailability repeats, and choose the respective days of the week (e.g., Mon, Tue, etc.).
- Note (Optional): Enter any relevant remarks or details.
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Click the Save button.
Helpful Hint
Periods of unavailability are recorded instantly with no approval required. Your manager will be automatically notified in their Notifications.
Helpful Hint
When a contractor is offboarded, any future unavailability periods are automatically cancelled, keeping schedules clean without manual cleanup.
- Log into the Employment Hero platform.
- Click the Time menu.
- Click the Unavailability submenu.
- Locate the scheduled item in the log and click its corresponding Cancel button under the Actions column.
- On the confirmation pop-up prompt labeled Cancel unavailability, click the Yes, cancel it button to complete the removal.
Further information
Managers can easily track contractor availability side-by-side with employee leaves in the management dashboard interface:
- Navigate to the Time Off Management dashboard view.
- Locate and select the Worker type filter dropdown menu button option.
- Check or uncheck the checkboxes for Employees, Contractors, or select both simultaneously based on your scheduling evaluation requirements.
- Click the Apply button to reload the organized structural tables (displaying Employee leave and Contractor unavailability segments lower down on the active layout section).
Frequently asked questions
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