Canadian absence management software

Never again let employee absences catch your business off guard with a fully connected suite of absence management tools. Use BrightHR to easily keep track of:

  • Staff vacation
  • Long-term leave entitlements
  • Sickness and doctor's notes
  • Lateness and attendance
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Manage all forms of leave in one place
Give employees the tools to easily record absences
Generate reports to quickly identify absence patterns
Integrate absences with scheduling for greater visibility
Instantly see who's absent and take action
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Track all forms of leave on a single HR app

Managing sickness and vacation is one thing, but what happens when your employees require maternity or parental leave, or they're called for jury duty?

With BrightHR, you can keep track of all forms of absence across your entire business with ease. You'll also have the tools to plan your workforce accordingly and find cover to keep operations running smoothly.

  • Get an instant view of who's on leave with a customizable calendar
  • Watch as absences are seamlessly integrated with scheduling
  • Generate detailed, secure reports accessible from anywhere
  • Take advantage of simple, self-serve absence tracking
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See everything on a simple and effective absence tracker

With a user-friendly dashboard, you and your employees can instantly see current and upcoming absences for greater visibility.

Managers also have access to summaries of leave entitlements, with applicable statutory requirements clearly outlined.

Track time taken and time remaining for each employee, and easily identify scheduling conflicts with approved leave using BrightHR's absence management software.

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Book a free demo with our experts to find out how BrightHR can revolutionize your absence management

Discover a full suite of absence management tools

Manage staff vacation requests with ease using our vacation planner. Avoid clashes and staff shortages with easy to understand reports.

Reduce disruptions when employees call in sick and track absences to quickly identify patterns and potential issues with advanced absence management tools.

Manage employee attendance and stay on top of lateness without stress. Get snapshot views of who's in, who was late and when.

Support employee wellbeing with absence management

Tracking absences is about more than just identifying and preventing absenteeism. Employees who aren't taking enough leave may be at greater risk of burnout, working while sick or putting in excessive unpaid hours.

Strengthen your duty of care with absence management tools that help you identify potential signs of presenteeism, with features such as:

  • Quick and easy reporting to identify problematic patterns
  • Simple self-serve leave request tools
  • An HR app for faster leave approvals
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Make your absence management self-serve

Employees can self-serve, making requests simpler for management. Using their phone or computer, employees can see how much leave they have left, and plan on a calendar view.

  • Employees place absence requests
  • Managers see absence types, duration and notes
  • Conflicts, approvals and details are instantly visible
  • Files, supporting documents and records are generated
  • All information is securely stored in the cloud
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A fully integrated HR management suite

Access all the HR and employment documents you need in your pocket. Enjoy unlimited document storage space. Upload, store, and view documents in seconds.

Create, assign, and edit shifts and schedules with ease across ANY working pattern. Plus enjoy flexibility with our new open shifts feature.

Upskill your employees, achieve your targets and support professional development with advanced performance tracking and monitoring tools.

Reward employees' extra working hours with our award-winning overtime tracker. Approve or decline requests in real time with certainty about hours worked.

Reach a team of employment relations and health & safety experts 24/7 for unlimited advice and guidance—minus the legal fees.

Upskill your employees with HRPA-accredited courses developed in line with industry standards. BrightLearn features interactive learning and a learning management system

Boost your absence management capabilities with a clock-in and clock-out app

For more detailed lateness reports and improved insights into hours worked and employee attendance patterns, integrate BrightHR seamlessly with Blip, our clock-in and clock-out app.

Give employees the flexibility to clock in and out using their phones, or set up one or multiple on-site clock-in points to suit your business needs.

Blip works alongside BrightHR to provide more accurate records of hours worked, supporting PTO entitlement calculations and overtime tracking. Improve your absence management with Blip.

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Frequently asked questions

Q. QuestionHow much is BrightHR absence management software?

Our prices are flexible depending on the level of service you require and the number of employees that would be using the software. When you book a demo, you will be able to speak to a representative who can give you a quote tailored to your business.

For a quick quote, check out our prices page to get a dynamic price and even instant access if you like what you see!

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