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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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See our absence management software in action
See our absence management software in action
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

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.

See BrightHR absence management in action
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

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

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.

Don't let absence disrupt your day to day
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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!
Q. QuestionWhat support will I receive when using absence management software?
You’ll have access to a comprehensive selection of how-to videos, FAQs and guides, while our support team is available during working hours to help with any more specific questions or issues. Visit our help centre to find out more.
For employment legislation or health and safety advice, you can also access 24/7 support from experts whenever you need it. This service isn’t included in the standard package, but you can upgrade at any time. Get in touch and we’ll help you get started.
Q. QuestionHow quickly can I get started using absence management software?
Getting started with BrightHR is quick and straightforward. Once you fill in our online form, a Bright representative will be in touch to arrange a comprehensive demo, so you can see firsthand how our absence management software can benefit your business.
Once you’re happy with the product and have chosen the package that suits your needs, we’ll get you started with support from our onboarding team. Our HR software experts will make sure you have everything you need and help you get to grips with BrightHR, so you can get the most out of your new platform.
Already use BrightHR or consider yourself an HR software pro? You can fast-track your purchase by heading to our pricing page, choosing the package that’s right for you and getting started straight away.
Q. QuestionHow much time will absence management software save me?
The time you'll save with absence management software can add up quickly. Think about the time you spend manually recording and tracking every instance of an employee requesting PTO, arriving late to work or calling in sick, compared with the automated and fully integrated process of managing those absences with BrightHR.
You could save hours of work, not to mention the stress and headaches associated with handling each request.
Multiply those savings throughout the year and across every additional employee you take on as your business grows, and the value you get from a service like BrightHR only increases.
To put a dollar amount on all that time saved, our payback calculator can help you understand the financial value of BrightHR, while our Bradford Score calculator can help you identify patterns of absenteeism that could be costing your business.
Q. QuestionWill absence management software help me with scheduling?
BrightHR is a comprehensive software package that includes shift scheduling tools, fully integrated with compatible features across the platform.
This means recorded absences are seamlessly reflected in your scheduling tools, helping you create schedules without worrying about accidentally assigning shifts to absent employees.
Our scheduling tools, alongside features like Blip, our clock-in and clock-out app, also calculate total employee hours, supporting automatic PTO accrual and creating a closed feedback loop where your HR tools work together to reduce errors and automate previously manual processes.






