The time-off calculator lets you look ahead. Pick a future date and it shows what your balance will be on that date, including hours you have not accrued yet and requests that are still pending.

How to use it

  1. Go to the time-off section.
  2. Find the date picker on the balances card.
  3. Select a future date.
  4. The balances update to show your projected totals as of that date.

What it accounts for

  • Future accruals -- if your agency uses an accrual policy, the calculator adds the hours you will earn between now and the selected date.
  • Pending requests -- any time-off requests that have been submitted but not yet approved are subtracted from the projection.
  • Approved requests -- time off that has already been approved is also subtracted.

Example

Today is April 1 and you have 48 hours of vacation. You accrue 4 hours per pay period, and your agency runs bi-weekly pay periods. You want to take a week off in June.

You set the date picker to June 15. The calculator adds roughly 20 hours of future accruals (5 pay periods times 4 hours) and subtracts any pending requests. It shows you will have about 68 hours available, minus anything already requested.

Now you know whether you have enough hours to cover a full week off in June.

Tip

Use the calculator before you submit a request. It saves you the frustration of requesting time off only to find out you will not have enough hours by then.