Managing leave the way your organisation and region actually works just got a lot simpler. We're pleased to introduce Leave in Days, a significant enhancement to Humanforce WFM that allows leave entitlements, balances, and requests to be tracked and managed in days, not just hours.

For organisations in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and larger Australian enterprises with complex leave structures, this means leave can now be managed in the unit that aligns with your legislation, payroll systems, and employee expectations, end-to-end, without manual conversion.

Hour-based leave types continue to work exactly as before, and employees can hold a mix of day-based and hour-based leave simultaneously.

🔥 What’s New

Leave in Days delivers end-to-end day-based leave management across the full WFM workflow. Key capabilities include:

• Configure leave types in days — Administrators can set a Unit Type of Days on any leave type via Shift Type Settings. Fields such as accrual caps, balance caps, and max consecutive requestable days all update accordingly.
• Optional weeks display — Enable Display in Weeks to show balances in both days and weeks (e.g. "5 days (1.0 weeks)"), ideal for regions where leave entitlements are expressed in weekly increments.
• Employee leave requests in days — Employees can request full-day or partial-day leave with balances displayed in days. Partial requests are automatically converted to a decimal fraction of a day based on the employee's standard daily hours (e.g. 4 hours of an 8-hour day = 0.5 days).
• Manager approvals updated — The Leave Approvals screen displays balances and requested amounts in the correct unit per leave type. Mixed environments (hours + days) are fully supported.
• Payroll exports in days — New export tags — Shift Type in Days and Leave Duration in Days — mean payroll systems no longer need to convert hours to days. The correct value is stored and exported natively.
• Timesheets and accruals aligned — Leave timesheet entries and accrual transactions reflect the day-based unit throughout, ensuring data integrity across the full pay cycle.
• Notifications in the right unit — All leave-related notifications, confirmations, and approvals reflect the correct unit (e.g. "Your 1.0 day of annual leave has been approved.").
• Mobile app support — Available on the Humanforce Work app (iOS and Android, v1.27+) for employee requests and manager approvals on the go.

⭐ Why it Matters

Leave in Days removes a longstanding friction point for organisations that operate in day-based leave environments, bringing compliance, clarity, and operational efficiency into one seamless experience.

• New Zealand organisations — NZ legislation governs many leave types in days (sick leave, alternative days, FBAPS, LSL). Leave in Days eliminates the cumbersome hours-to-days workarounds that have created balance confusion and payroll friction for NZ customers.
• UK organisations — UK employees typically accrue and take annual leave in days. This update brings Humanforce into natural alignment with standard UK leave practices and payroll expectations.
• Larger Australian enterprises — Complex workforce structures with multiple leave types benefit from the flexibility to manage some leave in days while retaining hours-based tracking for others — all within a single system.
• Payroll officers — No more manual conversion. Leave duration is stored and exported in the correct unit, reducing errors and saving time at each pay run.
• Managers — Leave approval screens show accurate, unit-correct balances and requested amounts, reducing confusion and improving decision confidence.
• Employees — Leave balances are displayed in the unit they expect to see, making it easier to plan and request leave with confidence.

🏁 Getting Started

Leave in Days is now available in Humanforce WFM. To configure day-based leave types and get your environment set up, read this Help article.