Leave Tracking in Microsoft Teams

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, many businesses switched to remote work, with plans on staying remote even when the pandemic ends. 

There are plenty of reasons why more than 85 percent of companies intend to offer some kind of remote working arrangements when the pandemic ends. One of them is higher employee productivity. By some studies, employees who work remotely are 13 percent more productive than their in-office counterparts.

Furthermore, studies have shown that remote workers are happier, and have a greater work-life balance. They are more motivated, which are all prerequisites for managing a successful business.

However, those benefits don’t come by themselves. Companies have to invest their time and resources into making a successful transition that will become a sustainable working model. That’s why so many of them reached out to dedicated software that will help them communicate more effectively, ensure tasks’ timely completion, and avoid budget breaks.

Microsoft Teams is one of the most popular team collaboration software on the market, that helps companies and their employees achieve their goals effortlessly. However, even with a wide variety of tools and features this software has, it does come with some shortcomings. One of them is the lack of a built-in leave tracking tool. But, why is this important?

The importance of leave tracking for businesses

Leave tracking is a vital part of managing any business since it allows organizations to operate more effectively. By tracking leave, employers are ensuring they are meeting legal requirements, that their employees are well-rested and on top of their game year-round. Ultimately, by tracking employee leave, businesses are able to decrease sick leave abuse and be more budget-conscious.

Leave tracking in Microsoft Teams, is it possible?

Even though Microsoft Teams doesn’t come with a built-in leave tracking tool, there is a wide variety of integrations that help businesses around the globe perform this time-consuming, yet important task. And one of them is, Vacation Tracker. 

Vacation Tracker

Vacation Tracker is a powerful leave tracking software that allows companies to track their employees’ leave seamlessly easy. After it initially came out as a Slack integration, Vacation Tracker made a version for Microsoft Teams as well, becoming one of the preferred leave tracking tools globally.

This software allows teams to easily manage their company’s leave requests and approvals. Based on the company’s needs, team members can choose to request a wide-variety of leave types starting from sick leave, time off, jury duty, etc. On the other hand, managers can easily approve (or deny) employee’s requests without even having to leave Microsoft Teams.

Leave tracking can prove to be a challenging and tedious task for many managers. However, with Vacation Tracker, leave management becomes an easy-to-solve task that takes seconds to complete.

By using this software, employees and their managers can request and manage leave requests both via Microsoft Teams or Vacation Tracker web dashboard, seamlessly create leave policies, and manage multiple teams and locations by assigning several Approvers. 

Vacation Tracker also allows companies to create and edit custom leave types, ensuring the needs of each company (and employee) are met. Furthermore, companies can set up a custom work week for the entire organization, or even customize work weeks for individual employees.

Lastly, Vacation Tracker is built in a way that satisfies both the needs of small and big-sized organizations. What’s more, by signing up for a 14-day trial, customers can see if it fits their organizational needs before deciding to go with a paid plan. That way, they’ll ensure not a single dime is wasted.

Ana Mladenovic

A cat enthusiast and a cupcake maniac, Ana is a freelance Content Writer passionate about HR, productivity, and team management topics. When she’s not at her keyboard, you can find Ana in the kitchen, trying to make delicious cookies.