One system to manage annual leave, sick leave, TOIL, maternity & paternity, and more — alongside your timesheets, for just £2 per employee.
Stop juggling different spreadsheets for different leave types. TimeTally's leave management system handles everything in one place — from annual leave and sick leave to maternity, paternity, compassionate leave, TOIL, and unpaid leave.
Unlimited leave categories
Annual leave, sick days, maternity, paternity, compassionate, TOIL, unpaid leave, study leave, and more
Colour-coded categories
Custom colours and icons make your team calendar visually clear at a glance
Individual allowances
Set different entitlement limits for each leave type per employee
The team calendar shows all approved leave, pending requests, and bank holidays in one view. Plan coverage, spot clashes, and ensure you're never caught short. Combine with our employee scheduling tools for complete workforce planning.
Ensure adequate staffing before approving leave requests
Spot when too many people request the same dates off
All UK bank holidays automatically shown on the calendar
Filter by team or department to focus on the people you manage
Employees submit leave requests online. Managers get notified instantly and approve or reject with one tap — no more email chains or paper forms getting lost. Works seamlessly with our timesheet approval software.
Employees get notified immediately when their request is approved or rejected
See the employee's remaining entitlement before approving to prevent over-allocation
Provide feedback or context when approving or rejecting leave requests
Getting leave entitlement wrong can lead to employment tribunal claims and HMRC penalties. TimeTally's leave management software handles the complexity so you don't have to.
All UK workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday per year. For someone working 5 days a week, that's 28 days (which can include bank holidays).
Part-time workers get the same 5.6 weeks, pro-rated to their hours. TimeTally calculates this automatically based on each employee's working pattern.
Since April 2024, holiday for irregular-hours and part-year workers is calculated as 12.07% of hours worked in a pay period.
This applies to zero-hours contracts, seasonal workers, and term-time staff. TimeTally handles this calculation automatically. Learn more in our holiday entitlement guide.
Need to calculate entitlement? Use our free UK holiday entitlement calculator to work out exactly how many days your employees are owed. For part-timers and mid-year starters, try the leave entitlement calculator.
If any of these sound familiar, it's time to switch to a proper leave management system.
"I emailed you about my holiday two weeks ago..." — no centralised system means requests fall through the cracks.
Employees constantly ask "How many days do I have left?" because they can't see their own entitlement.
Without a team calendar, you approve leave that overlaps and end up short-staffed on critical days.
Part-timers, mid-year starters, and leavers all need pro-rated calculations. Manual formulas break.
Sick days tracked informally or not at all. No centralised record for SSP calculations or return-to-work processes.
Holiday tracking in one spreadsheet, timesheets in another, payroll in a third. Nothing connects.
Give every employee a self-service dashboard to check balances, submit requests, and view upcoming time off. No more chasing managers or digging through emails — employee leave tracking that works on any device.
Request leave from anywhere
Submit requests on mobile, tablet, or desktop — anytime, anywhere
Real-time balance tracking
Employees always know exactly how many days they have remaining
See who else is off
Check team availability before requesting leave to avoid clashes
Whether you run a restaurant, a care home, or a consultancy, TimeTally adapts to how your business manages leave.
Manage leave for shift workers, seasonal staff, and zero-hours contracts across pubs, hotels, and restaurants.
Ensure adequate coverage and track leave across care homes, clinics, and domiciliary care teams.
Track leave for site workers, subcontractors, and office staff with mobile-first employee leave tracking.
Manage holiday requests across multiple locations with visibility into store-level coverage.
Track billable hours and leave in one system for law firms, accountancies, and consultancies.
Handle term-time contracts, INSET days, and part-year worker entitlement for schools and academies.
Dedicated leave management tools handle time off well, but if you also track hours worked, you need a second tool. Two systems, two logins, two bills. TimeTally gives you both timesheets and leave management for £2/employee. See how we compare in our comparison matrix.
Everything you need to manage employee leave in the UK
Leave management software is a digital system that automates how businesses handle employee time off. It replaces spreadsheets and paper forms with online leave requests, automated approval workflows, real-time balance tracking, and team calendars. A good leave management system covers all leave types — annual leave, sick leave, maternity, paternity, TOIL, and more — while ensuring compliance with UK employment law.
TimeTally is purpose-built for UK businesses. Unlike generic leave trackers, it automatically handles UK statutory entitlement (5.6 weeks), pro-rata calculations for part-time workers, bank holidays for England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, and the 12.07% accrual method for irregular-hours workers. It also includes timesheet tracking at no extra cost, so you don't need two separate systems.
TimeTally costs just £2 per employee per month with no setup fees or hidden costs. This includes leave management, timesheet tracking, team calendars, and custom leave types. Many standalone leave trackers charge similar amounts but don't include timesheets. There's a free 14-day trial with no credit card required.
Yes. TimeTally supports unlimited custom leave types including annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, compassionate leave, TOIL (time off in lieu), unpaid leave, study leave, and any other category you need. Each type can have its own colour, icon, and individual allowance per employee.
Absolutely. TimeTally automatically calculates the statutory minimum of 5.6 weeks (28 days for full-time workers). It handles pro-rata entitlement for part-time employees, mid-year starters, and leavers. It also supports the 12.07% accrual method for irregular-hours and part-year workers introduced in April 2024.
Yes. TimeTally has a native iOS app and a fully responsive web app. Employees can request leave, check their balance, and view who else is off — all from their phone. Managers receive instant notifications and can approve or reject requests with one tap.
TimeTally automatically pro-rates holiday entitlement based on each employee's working pattern. For example, a 3-day-a-week worker gets 16.8 days instead of 28. For irregular-hours and zero-hours workers, it uses the 12.07% accrual method as required by UK law since April 2024.
You won't need to — TimeTally includes both leave management and timesheet tracking in one system for one price. This means employees log hours and request leave in the same app, and managers approve everything from a single dashboard. No more juggling two separate tools.
Track and manage staff holidays with automated UK entitlement calculations.
Track all employee absences in one system — sick leave, compassionate leave, and more.
Complete guide to managing staff leave in the UK, including legal requirements and best practices.
