Unpaid leave

What is Unpaid leave?

Unpaid leave is time off work agreed with the employer during which the employee is not paid and does not usually draw down their paid-leave balance, while the employment relationship continues.

It covers what paid leave does not: extended personal time, a career break, or leave once someone has used up their paid entitlement. When it must be granted varies by country and contract, so it is usually a policy decision rather than an automatic right.

The tracking point is to record it as its own absence type, separate from annual and sick leave, so balances stay correct and the calendar still shows who is away. HREvio tracks the absence and approvals; whether a given period is paid is a policy and payroll matter, not something the leave balance should quietly absorb.

Related terms

• Types of leave
• Leave policy
• Leave balance
• Garden leave

See also

• HREvio vs Sloneek
• HREvio vs Factorial