Once upon a time in beautiful Bavaria… Hard to believe, but we’re celebrating our 10th birthday this year! When absence.io was founded in 2014: 10 years is a long time for a software company. We have experienced, learned, and achieved a lot in the past decade. At the same time, the most exciting chapters of […]
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When we talk to clients or prospects about their expense management, we often hear: “No, we do it with Excel. It works great.” Although managing expenses with Excel is a significant step forward compared to templates, paper, and pencil, it’s still a bad idea because there are much better alternatives. The following drawbacks have led
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Last week, we released another new feature for our absence management system. You can now automatically request documentation (e.g., a medical certificate) from your employees after a certain number of consecutive sick days. This can be set up globally for all employees in just 30 seconds. Activating Documentation Requirement To activate the documentation requirement, simply
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Last week, we released a “small” but exciting feature. You can now assign quotas or capacities to specific leave types. This allows you to set how often a certain type can be booked. What’s the purpose of this? Let me explain with a few use cases. Limited Resources Can Be Booked but Not Overbooked Company
Our vacation request form, available as both a PDF and .docx file, is perfect for all the “old school” folks who still prefer planning and managing vacations with pen and paper. The PDF is ideal for printing. If you want to make individual adjustments, download the Word file to edit it accordingly. Enjoy! What’s Included
Are you looking for a time tracking Excel template? Then you’ve come to the right place. As experts in time tracking, we have created a simple and clear template for you. You can download the Excel template for free using the button. How the Time Tracking Excel Template Works For Admins For Users General Vacation
Travel expense reimbursement not only frustrates employees but also burdens the HR and accounting departments. From lost receipts to endless waits for reimbursement, the entire process can be a painful ordeal. As experts in absence and time tracking, the topic of travel expense reimbursement is crucial for us. In our quest to add new features
In small businesses, there’s often a tendency to stick to traditional timesheets. Sometimes, working hours aren’t documented at all, either because it’s deemed unnecessary or because employees resist it. In the EU, the situation is serious. Since a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in May 2019, tracking of working hours has been
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Submitting travel expense reports often feels like a hurdle race: finding the receipt, typing in all the information manually and in compliance with regulations, keeping to all deadlines, etc. From “Where did I put that receipt?” to “OK” from the HR department, a lot of time and even more nerves are spent.This not only annoys
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AI in HR. A topic that has been occupying us intensively at absence.io for some time. How can AI be used in our core areas, attendance and absence management? Especially in the area of process optimization, we see great potential, but also in service. We would like to give you a brief insight into our
AI in HR (Part 1): Potentials in Attendance and Absence Management? Read More »
If you’re a fan of the ‘Old School’ and looking for a timesheet template, you’re in the right place. We provide you with a PDF template for free download. The PDF is ideal for printing but can also be filled out digitally. If you want to make changes to the template, you can also download
A travel expense reimbursement template is a good first step to improve the travel expense reimbursement process in your company. Our template is relatively simple and includes the fields commonly required. In addition to the PDF template, we also provide the Word file for free. This allows you to customize the template according to your
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If you’re looking for a free Excel vacation planner template in 2024, you’ve come to the right place. Our Excel vacation planner has been downloaded thousands of times in recent years. Our vacation planner not only captures holidays but also sick days and home office days. At the same time, the template is simple, flexible,
Wait…what? That’s right. In a recent European Court of Justice ruling, all companies in the European Union must track their employee’s working hours. This may seem archaic to some of you given flextime, home office days and more generally the culture of freelance work. But don’t forget that although punching in and out may no
Hurray! The EU passes time tracking legislation! Read More »
In a recent study, it was found that the average worker spent more time procrastinating than actually working. Here’s a breakdown of a typical day: Checking social media – 44 minutes (spent doing this during working day) Reading news websites – 1 hour 5 minutes Discussing out of work activities with colleagues – 40 minutes
