Automated allowances
Set up annual holiday entitlements and carry-over rules tailored to employment contracts.
Transparent holiday management and accurate leave balances
Tracking holidays on spreadsheets frequently causes overlapping absences, misplaced medical certificates and payroll discrepancies. Jornadapp gives employees instant visibility into their accrued, taken and remaining leave days.
Managers review requests with full visibility over department coverage, avoiding critical staffing shortages during summer and Christmas holidays.
Key operational benefits
Mobile self-service
Staff submit holiday and medical leave requests and upload supporting documents in seconds.
Team calendar view
Inspect department schedules to prevent overlapping absences among critical personnel.
Custom absence types
Configure annual leave, sick leave, compassionate leave, training and unpaid time off.
Common leave management challenges solved
- Eliminating manual calculation errors in annual leave accruals and pro-rata entitlements.
- Ensuring minimum required departmental cover before approving holiday requests.
- Storing self-certificates and doctor notes securely with role-based access permissions.
- Syncing absence records directly into monthly payroll timesheets.
How to get started
Set up entitlement policies
Define annual allowances, bank holidays and absence categories per department.
Designate approval workflows
Assign team leads and HR managers to receive and approve incoming requests.
Keep attendance updated
Approved absences automatically reflect in shift calendars and timesheet summaries.
Frequently asked questions
How are public bank holidays handled?
Jornadapp supports automatic import of national and regional bank holidays, preventing them from deducting from annual leave balances.
Can medical certificates be uploaded securely?
Yes. Workers can take a photo of their fit note or medical document and upload it privately, accessible only to authorized HR staff.
Does the system handle pro-rata entitlements for part-time workers?
Yes. Entitlements can be set in days or hours to accommodate part-time staff and irregular contracts.