SOURCE:    Vacation Tracker
TITLE:     Vacation Tracker - Brought Forward
URL:       https://vacationtracker.io/features/brought-forward/
LANG:      en
PUBLISHED: 2025-02-13
UPDATED:   2025-02-13
SUMMARY:   Easily manage leave balances with Vacation Tracker’s Brought Forward feature. Automate carryovers and keep records accurate without the hassle.

# Vacation Tracker - Brought Forward

You have the flexibility to set the exact number of days employees can transfer from one year to the next for each leave type (e.g., vacation, sick leave). This allows you to control how much time off can be carried over, which helps prevent excessive balances and makes sure leave policies are followed consistently.  Employees can view their available brought forward days directly in their profile, so they can plan their time off accordingly without needing to ask HR or management.

Set How Many Days Employees Can Transfer

Set a deadline for when brought-forward days need to be used, so employees don’t build up too much unused time off. This helps keep your leave policies fair and balanced. You can choose a deadline that works best for your team—whether it’s based on an employee’s work anniversary, the company’s fiscal year, or a custom date you set.    No more confusion or manual calculations—just clear, accurate tracking without the stress of missed deadlines.

Set a Deadline for Using Transferred Days

Sometimes employees may use more leave than they’ve accrued, and Vacation Tracker gives you the option to allow negative leave balances to carry over into the next period.    When enabled, any negative balance will be deducted from the employee's leave entitlement in the new year. This option helps you manage leave policies more flexibly, particularly when employees need time off but haven’t yet accrued the full amount.

Allow Negative Brought Forward

Say goodbye to manual mistakes. Vacation Tracker automatically tracks carried-over days, so payroll always has the right info.

Employees can check their brought-forward days on their own—no more emails or questions for the management team.

Choose what works best for your company. Let employees carry over all, some, or none of their unused days—it’s your call.

Flexible Options That Fit Your Team

Unused days, rolled forward

No more chasing carryovers—Vacation Tracker applies your rules automatically, no manual work needed.

Stop worrying about tracking who’s transferring unused days—Vacation Tracker automates the process for you, applying your company’s rules with zero manual work.

Automatically Transfer Remaining Days Off to the Next Year

The ease with which everyone transitioned across to using Vacation Tracker without asking a million questions was impressive!