Leave Management

Book holidays, track absences, and manage team calendars. Smart working-pattern validation, approval workflows, and policy inheritance — all without spreadsheets.

Luna HR leave approval view with team coverage context and one-click approve

Everything you need to manage time off. From booking holidays to tracking sick leave, Luna HR handles the full leave lifecycle.

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Smart booking

Employees select dates, Luna HR calculates working days automatically based on their working pattern and public holidays.

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Accrual & entitlements

Pro-rata calculations, carry forward rules, and per-employee allowance tracking updated in real time.

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Approval workflows

Requests route to the right manager with delegation, HR fallback, and multi-step approvals when needed.

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Team calendar

See who's off at a glance. Combined list and calendar views with filters by team, department, or leave type.

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Blackout periods

Block leave during critical business periods. Scope by department, restrict by leave type, toggle on and off.

The leave module, up close. Every view — from personal bookings to policy admin.

Booking · working days
Live

Pattern · Olivia Chen

Mon–Thu fullFri half Sat–Sun off
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Tue8
Wed9
Thu10
Fri11½
Sat12
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Mon14
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Fri18½
Sat19
Sun20
CountsBank holidayWeekend
Working days used0of 0 selected

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Only working days count

Book a week off and Luna subtracts the right number — honouring part-time patterns, half-days, bank holidays, and the employee's local calendar. No spreadsheet maths.

Blackout periods · December
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Active blackouts

  • Year-end close

    Finance dept · Dec 610

    Hard block
  • Product launch

    Engineering + Marketing · Dec 1925

    Hard block
Dec 1 is available to book.

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Blackouts that actually block

Protect year-end close, product launches, peak season — Luna enforces the rule at booking time, scoped to the right team. Hard blocks, not hopeful notices.

Policy inheritance
Live

Luna

Company default

25 days· Annual allowance5 days· Carry-over limit14 days· Notice period

London Office

Office override

28 days· Annual allowance

Engineering

Team override

10 days· Carry-over limit

Effective policy · Olivia Chen

28 daysAnnual allowance
from London Office
10 daysCarry-over limit
from Engineering
14 daysNotice period
from Luna

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Policy inheritance

Leave policies cascade from company defaults down to regions, offices, and teams. Every setting shows where it's inherited from — no guesswork, no duplication.

Accrual plan · 4-day week
Live

Annual

22.4 days

This month

+1.87 days

Carry-over cap

5 days

Cap · 5d
AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar
Balance0.00days
Year-end22.4days projected

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Accrual, done right

Pro-rata allowance for part-time, monthly or annual accrual, carry-over caps — all calculated for you. Every balance is defensible, every day accounted for.

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