Leave management that talks to payroll.
Real-time balances from Xero, structured approvals, full visibility for managers and HR - and a live leave calendar across the business.
June 2026
Clinical Services coverage
Your balance
12.5 days
Payroll synced
Balances current
Illustrative product preview
The leave problem
Leave shouldn't live in three different systems.
Forms in email, balances in payroll, a wall calendar in the lunchroom - and a manager guessing whether a request can be approved.
workit's leave module pulls balances straight from Xero, runs requests through a proper approval workflow, submits approved leave back to payroll, and gives everyone a single calendar to see who's where, when.
Everything in the leave module
From request to payroll, in one flow.
Balances, requests, approvals, calendar and Xero sync - connected by default.
Real-time leave balances
Staff see up-to-date annual, personal and long service leave balances - pulled directly from Xero so they're never working off a stale figure.
Submit requests in one place
Employees lodge leave requests through workit and they flow into Xero automatically - no double entry, no email chains, no payroll surprises.
Structured approval workflow
Every request follows a defined approval path - manager review, decision and notification - so nothing gets approved by reply-all or lost in an inbox.
Full visibility for managers
Managers see every pending and approved leave request for their team, with team coverage and conflicts surfaced at a glance.
System-wide view for HR
HR sees leave across every team and business unit - for capacity planning, public holiday coverage and end-of-year leave liability.
Live leave calendar
Drill into a month, week or day view to see who's on leave, who's pending and where the gaps are - without rebuilding a spreadsheet.
Xero integration
Two-way Xero sync: balances pulled in real time, approved requests submitted back to payroll automatically - one system, one source of truth.
Leave reporting
Spot trends across leave types, business units and time periods - and make decisions on staffing, public holiday cover and burnout with the actual numbers.
Self-serve for staff
Employees check balances, request leave and track approvals from the same self-serve portal they use for the rest of HR - no extra logins.
Connected by design
Built into the HRIS, plugged into Xero.
Leave sits on the same employee record as onboarding, compliance and performance - and stays in lockstep with Xero payroll, so the figures HR see, managers approve and payroll pays are the same figures.
- Real-time balances from Xero
- Approved leave pushed back to payroll
- Structured manager approvals
- Team and whole-of-business calendar
- Self-serve for every employee
Real-time
Leave balances synced from Xero
1 calendar
Whole-of-business leave visibility
0
Double entry between HR and payroll
Two-way Xero sync
Balances pulled live, approved requests pushed back to payroll - no double entry, no reconciliation.
One live calendar
Pending and approved leave across the whole business in a single calendar you can filter by team, unit or person.
Built for Australian payroll
Designed for Australian leave types and Australian businesses - annual, personal, long service, public holidays, the lot.
FAQ
Leave management, answered.
What is leave management software?+
Leave management software lets staff view their leave balances, request leave through a structured approval workflow, and gives managers and HR visibility over who is taking time off. workit's leave module integrates directly with Xero, so balances and approved requests stay in sync with payroll.
How does the Xero integration work?+
It's a two-way connection. Leave balances are pulled from Xero in real time so staff and managers always see the current figure, and approved leave requests are submitted back into Xero automatically - no manual re-entry into payroll.
Who can see leave requests?+
Employees see their own. Managers see every pending and approved request for their team. HR sees leave across the whole business - with role-based permissions controlling who sees what.
Is there a leave calendar?+
Yes. A live leave calendar that you can drill into by month, week or day - pending and approved requests in one view - so you can see team coverage and conflicts before they become problems.
What approval workflow is supported?+
Leave requests follow a structured approval path with manager review and decision. Approvers are notified, employees see the status of every request, and the full history sits on the employee record.
Does it work for all leave types?+
Yes. Annual, personal, long service and any other leave type configured in Xero is supported - the same workflow, the same calendar, the same visibility.
Ready to retire the leave spreadsheet?
See workit's leave module - and the full HRIS - in a 20-minute walkthrough with our Australian team.
Pairs well with
Leave is part of the bigger employee picture
Balances, approvals and entitlements work best when they're plugged into the rest of workit.
HR Core
Leave balances and entitlements driven by employment type, start date and hours from the master record.
Self-Serve Forms
Custom leave request, return-to-work and medical certificate forms - no PDFs.
Reporting
Track leave liability, absenteeism and accruals by team, manager or location.