Absences and leave
Absence types
Each company starts with these types; admins adjust them or add more under Company:
| Type | Effect on time account | Approval needed | Leave account |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leave | target counts as met | yes | yes |
| Sickness | target counts as met | no | – (others only see "absent") |
| Special leave | target counts as met | yes | – |
| Training | target counts as met | yes | – |
| Time off in lieu | target remains, the account goes down | yes | – |
| Unpaid leave | target removed | yes | – |
Types marked private (e.g. sickness) only show "absent" to other people.
Making a request
Under Absences (or at the kiosk), choose type, period and optionally a half day. If a substitute is mandatory for the person, a colleague must be named. The team lead (or an admin) is notified and decides; Punchify reports the decision by email or push.
Admins can also enter absences directly for others, e.g. a sick note.
Leave account
- Entitlement: the person's annual leave (otherwise the company default); pro rata per full month when joining or leaving during the year.
- Carry-over: remaining leave from the previous year – expires on the company's key date (default 31 March) unless taken by then. Without a key date it does not expire.
- Taken only counts on working days according to the work plan and not on public holidays; half days count 0.5. Leave taken before the key date uses up the carry-over first.
- Adjustments (e.g. remaining leave from a previous system) are booked by an admin with a mandatory reason.
Public holidays and company closure
Statutory public holidays follow the company's federal state (under Company). Admins set additional days off or company holidays centrally; company holidays are deducted from everyone's leave account.
Calendar
Under Calendar everyone sees the absences of their team (or the whole company, depending on the setting) and public holidays. With the calendar subscription, absences and public holidays appear in Outlook, Google or Apple Calendar – via a secret link that can be renewed or ended at any time.