Available for the following plans: Employment Plus, Employment Unlimited
Available for the following user access level: Admin
You can enable our Negative Leave Balance feature via the Leave Settings page. The feature applies to all leave categories and means that an employee cannot ask for leave that would put them into a negative balance. Employees will receive an error message when attempting to apply for leave that would put them into negative leave.
We calculate negative leave based on submitted and approved leave. Should a manager or administrator allow an employee to go into negative leave, only they can submit the leave request for that employee.
To stop employees from going into negative leave, you can use the Prevent negative leave function. Below is a description of how to turn this feature on.
- Click the Settings menu.
- Click the Leave Settings submenu.
- Click the Edit (ellipsis) button next to the leave type you want to edit (for example Annual Leave.
- Click the checkbox next to Prevent negative leave balance.
- Click the Save button.
To allow employees to go into negative leave, make sure the Prevent negative leave function is off. Below is a description of how to turn this feature off.
- Click the Settings menu.
- Click the Leave Settings submenu.
- Click the Edit (ellipsis) button next to the leave type you want to edit (for example Annual Leave.
- Make sure the checkbox next to Prevent negative leave balance is unticked.
- Click the Save button.
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