Time off tracking

Time off tracking adds up the balances so you just approve the requests.

Hours accrue on the policy you set, employees see what they have before they ask, and approving a request moves the balance and puts the days on the schedule. Nobody maintains a spreadsheet.

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Your policy, entered once

Set your time off policy once.

How Vacation is earned
All at once each year80h on the hire date anniversary
Every pay period3h 20m each semimonthly period
From hours worked1h earned per 30h worked

Give hours yearly, each pay period, or per hours worked

Pick the method that matches how you already grant time off, and Clockspot adds the hours on that schedule without anyone updating a sheet.

Earning rateSaved
Starts earning after90 days
From hire80h a year
After 2 years120h a year
After 5 years160h a year

Set when earning starts and how it grows with service

New employees can wait a set number of days before hours begin, and the yearly rate can rise at the service milestones you pick.

Limits
Balance stops at160h
Carries into next year40h
Can go negativeNo
Hours stop building once the balance reaches the cap

Cap the balance and what carries into next year

Stop hours building past a limit, decide how much rolls over on January 1, and choose whether a balance can go below zero.

Requests and approvals

Employees ask, you approve, and everything else updates.

Vacation62h 30m left
Sep 8 to Sep 1024h
Left after this38h 30m
Send request

Employees see what they have before they ask

The request screen shows the current balance and what would be left afterwards, so nobody asks for days they have not earned.

Ana RamosVacation · 24h requestedPending
Mon Sep 88h
Tue Sep 98h
Wed Sep 108h
DeclineApprove

Approve the exact days and hours

You see the day-by-day hours a request covers before deciding, and you can approve it, decline it, or send it back.

Week of Sep 8
Ana RamosAway Mon to Wed
Payroll summary24h paid time off
Vacation balance38h 30m

Approved days show up on the schedule and in payroll

The balance drops, the employee shows as away when you plan the week, and the paid hours appear in the payroll totals.

Before you approve

See which balances go below zero before you say yes.

One report shows what each employee has used, what is still waiting on you, and where the balance lands if you approve it all. Open any balance to see the dated lines behind it: every accrual, every day used, what carried over, and any adjustment with its note.

Counts pending requestsEvery line is dated
A supervisor and two employees going over the coming week beside a service truck

Customer story

Keep vacation and sick time straight without the paperwork.

Absolutely the easiest and most affordable way to keep track of employee time, calculate weekly pay, and track vacation and personal time.

Kenneth Sharp

Lehighton Family Medicine, LLC

Verified customer

Live time off tracking demo

Follow one request from asked to approved.

Open an employee’s balance and request form, the manager view that decides it, and the report showing the hours everyone has used.

No login or setup required.

9:41
Time Off Requests
Pending 3History 12
Angela RiveraSubmitted Aug 3, 20262 days · 16h
VacationPaid

Mon, Aug 178h

Tue, Aug 188h

RejectApprove
Tuan LeSubmitted Aug 4, 20261 day · 8h
Sick timePaid

Fri, Aug 78h

RejectApprove
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Common questions

Get answers before you set up time off.

  • Accrual rules
  • Balance history
  • Paid time off in payroll
How can time off balances build up?

A time off type can grant hours once a year, every pay period, or from recorded hours worked. You can also set a waiting period before someone starts earning, raise the yearly rate at service milestones, or create a type with no automatic accrual at all.

Can a manager correct a balance by hand?

Yes. A manager can add or remove hours from a balance, and Clockspot requires a note with the adjustment so the reason sits in the history next to the change. An Administrator limited to assigned employees can change balances only for those employees.

See manager permissions
Does approved time off reach payroll?

Approving a request creates dated time off entries. They lower the balance and appear on the schedule, the Time Off Usage report, and the Payroll Summary alongside worked hours.

Does Clockspot decide which time off law applies to me?

No. Clockspot applies the accrual rules, caps, and carryover you configure, and keeps the resulting records. Choosing the policy, and meeting any law that applies to your business, stays with you.

Try Clockspot and retire the time off spreadsheet.

Set your accrual rules once, let employees see their own balances, and approve requests where the hours already live.

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