Leave Types

Configure the types of leave available in your organisation.

Default leave types

Offly comes with these defaults:

| Type | Colour | Deducts from allowance | |------|--------|----------------------| | Holiday | Purple | Yes | | Sick | Orange | No | | WFH | Green | No |

Adding custom types

1

Navigate to leave type settings

Go to Settings → Leave Types and click Add Leave Type.

Leave types settings page

2

Configure the type

Set the name, colour, and behaviour:

  • Name — e.g. "Volunteering", "Study Leave"
  • Colour — how it appears on the wallchart
  • Deducts allowance — whether to subtract from balance
  • Requires approval — whether a request needs sign-off
  • Default allowance — days per year (or unlimited)

Add leave type form

Unlimited types

For leave types like Sick or WFH where you don't want to enforce a limit, set the allowance to Unlimited.