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Track staff absence and lateness with ease
Employees off sick? Log absences in seconds with our online attendance and absence management software.
- See who’s off with a calendar view by team
- Record absence by type and generate reports
- Get instant notifications for appointment requests
- Fill vacant shifts instantly with our open shifts feature

Join 100,000+ global businesses that trust BrightHR
Join 100,000+ global businesses that trust BrightHR







Keep on top of your unplanned absences and lateness
You can’t predict when employees get sick or when trains may run late. But with BrightHR on your side, you don’t need a crystal ball to stay organised!
Doctor’s appointments? Parental leave? You can see it all at a glance on the BrightHR system.
- Log all common absences—not just sickness and lateness—in one place
- Upload documents, pictures, and forms for absence requests
- Enable notifications to make sure you never miss key dates and meetings
- See who’s available to cover shifts and update management in real-time

Make absence management simple
Sure, everyone can get sick and need some time off work—and you’re a good boss, you understand that. But it can become a real HR headache to keep track of your team’s attendance if you’re still slumming it with a lousy spreadsheet…
- Use the reporting tool to download and track absence trends
- Remove HR risk with a software that makes it easy to stay organised
- Keep an eye on regular lateness with secure attendance records

What our customers say about BrightHR
Using BrightHR makes us much more organised and centralises our processes, making it quicker for us to manage sickness and holidays.
Nottingham Credit Union

BrightHR is a user-friendly system and the team are on hand to answer any questions we ever have. I would highly recommend BrightHR.
Deborah Gillespie @ Change, Recruitment Group

Our staff absolutely love using the system and the ease of booking holidays and clocking in using Blip. Customer service is amazing...
Steven Greenall @ Cornerstone Children’s Home

Manage your employees on the go with the BrightHR app
Our mobile app makes it even easier to manage absences, wherever you are. Whether it’s someone phoning in sick at the crack of dawn or arranging cover on your lunch break our app keeps you fully in touch with what’s going on.
It lets:
- Your employees snap and upload photo proof of their absence requests
- You accept or decline absence requests as soon as they come in
- Staff get notified of open shifts and accept available shifts on the app, so you can arrange cover without missing a beat

See BrightHR’s absence management software in action
Watch our quick video demo for a sneak peek into how BrightHR software makes it easier than ever to manage staff absences, record who’s on leave, and log lateness.
Want to see how the software can meet your business’ needs? Book your demo today for an obligation-free tour of all the admin-busting tools that make people management a breeze.
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Get in touch and discover how BrightHR can revolutionise your business today.
FAQs
Firstly, it’s important to clearly outline your company policies in terms of sick leave, annual leave, long-term illness, and absenteeism so your employees are well aware of what you expect from them. Expertly written HR document templates that you can access for free on BrightBase can help you hit all the right notes with your documentation.
But just having the right policies in place is never enough. Onboard your employees into an end-to-end HR software like BrightHR to help you maintain a central schedule, log absences, and track lateness across all your teams. It’ll shave hours off your HR admin!
Dealing with absenteeism isn’t always easy. Especially when it happens frequently and without much notice.
The best way to manage unplanned absences and support your employees is to make sure that your business isn’t at risk if someone suddenly needs time off.
Say goodbye to managing absences on manual spreadsheets, and hello to award-winning software like BrightHR. Our software not only allows you to log absences, and see who’s on/off in a matter of seconds—it also lets you open up unfilled shifts with instant, automatic notifications to your employees should they wish to pick up extra time on a first come, first served basis. So, you’re always fully staffed and your team has all the manpower they need to meet their goals.
Our absence management software also lets you store accurate records, so you can identify attendance trends and arrange performance reviews if necessary.
Q. QuestionWhat other features of BrightHR absence management software will help me?
At BrightHR, we pride ourselves on offering businesses of all sizes and in all industries an HR software solution that covers their people management completely.
That means our software packages give you a suite of tools that work with each other to deliver a seamless people management experience. This includes everything from a holiday planner and staff time-tracking app to a learning management system and unlimited cloud-based storage for all your HR documents. You can also access an employee benefits platform, complete with a free online marketplace to advertise your goods and services to a community of 1 million+ potential consumers globally.
You can find out more about getting an HR software solution that meets your unique business needs and company size by booking a demo with one of our experienced advisers. We offer a package to match every business, whether you’re a team of one or one hundred. Learn more about the packages we offer.
No. Because we’re all about offering businesses complete people management solutions. Our absence management software is part of our HR software BrightHR, which includes shift planning, expense and time tracking, holiday management, and more. Using our complete software is much more time-saving and cost-effective than buying standalone tools that can’t interact and speak to each other.
You can see our software in action by booking a demo with our team of experts today.
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