The purpose of this article is to explain how you can use the filter function for the leave calendar found in Activ8 software.
Applicable Products: Activ8
The leave calendar provides you with an overview of leave for all of your employees. It ensures that balance your workforce effectively and don’t run into the problem of work standing still because too many employees are off.
You can also use this filter to identify leave trends such as an excess of sick leave being taken.
Accessing The Leave Calendar
After opening Activ8, navigate to the ‘HR’ tab in the left-hand panel and select ‘Leave’ from the drop-down list.
Next, click on ‘Leave Calendar’.
Using The Filter Function
To enable the filter function, first, click on the ‘+’ button in the ‘Show Filters’ section. This will show you all the filters available to you, as seen below.
Available Filters
There are multiple filters available to you. You can filter by:
- Employee: You can filter through your company to include a specific employee;
- Region: If your company has multiple regions, you can filter through each to include a specific region;
- Department: You can look at the leave patterns across your business at a departmental level;
- Line Manager: You can filter your employees by the line manager to only see those employees managed by that person;
- Leave Type: You can filter by the different types of leave to pick up on any trends or know who is off at a given time; and
- Month: You can filter by month on an annual basis.
To filter by any of the above criteria, scroll to the desired filter, click on the drop-down list and select the applicable option.