Simple Leave
Simple Leave is a web-based system for recording employee holidays, sickness, parental leave and other time off.
What Simple Leave is
Simple Leave is a web-based system for recording employee holidays, sickness, parental leave and other time off. It tracks leave balances, accruals and usage, while organisations can set their leave types, policies, accrual rules and working patterns. Employees can send requests and check balances; requests go by email to direct managers, who can approve or decline with one click. A live team calendar and exportable reports show leave summaries, balances and trends. The responsive interface supports requests, balance checks and approvals on smartphones and tablets. Staff can be added without email registration, with a manager or administrator able to create requests for them. Sensitive leave details can be restricted to the employee, their manager and HR administrators, and kept out of shared calendar areas. Its terms state it is not tailored to industry-specific regulations such as HIPAA or FISMA.
Good
- Tracks balances, accruals and leave usage
- Managers approve or decline requests by email
- Supports employee accounts without email registration
- Privacy controls can hide sensitive leave data
- Responsive interface supports mobile requests and approvals
Watch out
- Not tailored for HIPAA or FISMA regulations
- The Business plan is for teams larger than five employees
Who it suits
It is designed for small to mid-sized businesses, including HR teams, managers and employees. It may suit organisations that need configurable leave policies and shared reporting.
Verdict
Simple Leave combines leave tracking, approvals, configurable policies and reporting in a web-based system. Organisations subject to industry-specific requirements such as HIPAA or FISMA should note the stated regulatory limit.
Plans and prices
From Simple Leave's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | Up to 5 active employees · no time limit · all features included · Free forever |
| Business | $0.60 a month | For teams larger than 5 employees · support included · data import help · Free for your first 30 days. No commitment. |
The facts
Each one read from Simple Leave's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Calendar and reports
- It provides a real-time team leave calendar and exportable reports on leave summaries, balances, and trends.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Employee accounts
- Employees can be added without email registration, and a manager or administrator can create requests for them.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The documentation describes the product as designed for small to mid-sized businesses, including HR teams, managers, and employees.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Leave tracking
- The product tracks leave balances, accruals, and usage across annual, sick, parental, and other leave types.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- Employees can submit requests and check balances, and managers can approve requests, from smartphones or tablets through the responsive interface.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Policies
- Organisations can configure leave types, policies, accrual rules, and working patterns.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Sensitive leave data can be restricted to the employee, their manager, and HR administrators, and hidden from other employees in shared areas such as the calendar.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Simple Leave is a cloud-based system for tracking employee holidays, sickness, parental leave, and other time off.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Regulatory limit
- The terms say the services are not tailored for industry-specific regulations such as HIPAA or FISMA.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The documentation states that the service uses encrypted data storage, role-based access, and GDPR-compliant data handling.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The company says support is included and aims to respond to support tickets within two business days.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Simple Leave is a product of dhxsoft limited, registered in the United Kingdom at 1 High Street, Guildford, Surrey GU2 4HP.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Request approvals
- Leave requests are routed by email to direct managers, who can approve or decline with one click.checked 11 Oct 2026
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