# Leave Tracking: Overview

What the Leave Tracking module does: requesting, approving and tracking employee time off (vacation, sick days and the other leave types you define) from the Leave Requests card, and where to start.

Source: https://getjobbook.com/help/leave-tracking-overview
Last updated: 2026-09-16

## What the Leave Tracking module does

The Leave Tracking module, reached from the **Leave Requests** card, handles requesting, approving and tracking employee time off. An Administrator sets it up first; see [Leave Request Initial Setup](https://getjobbook.com/help/leave-request-initial-setup). The types of leave on offer (vacation, sick days and so on) are Labour Cost Items you create yourself. What the module does for a company is on the [Leave Tracking](https://getjobbook.com/leave-tracking) product page; these pages are how to use it.

## Key Concepts

The module's main parts:

*   **Leave Requests**: Employees submit leave requests to get approval for time off. Each request includes the type of leave, the dates, and a description.

*   **Approval Workflow**: a submitted request goes to the employee's **Leave Manager**, who is notified by email and approves it, rejects it or sends it back for changes.

*   **Leave Request List**: The list is where you find requests once they exist. It opens from **Explore** on the **Leave Requests** card and carries up to seven saved views (four for the people who approve leave, and three that hold your own requests), so a manager and a technician both work from the same screen. See [Leave Requests](https://getjobbook.com/help/leave-request).

*   **Leave Request Report**: a grid of every leave request in the company, for Managers and Administrators. It sorts, filters and exports to Excel; see [Leave Request Report](https://getjobbook.com/help/leave-request-report).

*   **Company Calendar**: The Company Calendar shows all approved leave across the company, so managers and administrators can see who is out of the office when they plan and schedule work.

## Related Guides

- Leave Tracking: Overview
- [Leave Request Initial Setup](https://getjobbook.com/help/leave-request-initial-setup)
- [Leave Requests](https://getjobbook.com/help/leave-request)
- [Leave Request Report](https://getjobbook.com/help/leave-request-report)
- [Company Calendar](https://getjobbook.com/help/company-calendar)