PTO and leave management
Team absence calendar
Autessa Homebase includes a team absence calendar that shows who is out, a month at a time. Half days, pending requests and holidays are drawn on the grid, and colleagues see dates for everyone, the type only where the policy allows, and never the reason.
- People by day, a month at a time
- Half days drawn as half cells, pending requests dashed
- Filter by department or team
- A list by day on phones
The problem
Planning a launch around absences you cannot see
Teams find out someone is on vacation the morning of a deadline. Homebase shows everyone’s time off on one calendar, so planning a sprint, a launch or coverage takes a glance, without exposing anyone’s private reasons.
How it works
How team absence calendar works in Homebase
Open the team calendar
My team → Team calendar shows the month, with names down the side and days across.
Filter
Everyone by default; narrow to a department or a team.
Read the grid
Weekends and holidays are shaded, half days are half cells, and pending requests are dashed.
Move through months
Step forward or back a month at a time to plan ahead.
Options and settings
Every option, in plain words
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Department filter | One department at a time. |
| Team filter | A cross-functional team. |
| Half days | Morning or afternoon shown as half a cell. |
| Pending requests | Drawn dashed until they are approved. |
| Holidays and weekends | Shaded on the grid. |
| Type shown | Only for policies where Colleagues see the type is on; otherwise “Out”. |
| Phone view | A list by day. |
Permissions
Who can do what
✦ AI assist
How the assistant helps
Ask “Who is out next week?” or “Who on my team is out this week?” and the assistant reads the same calendar you can see.
It acts with your own access, and anything important waits for you to press Confirm.
About the HR assistant →Connected
How it connects to the rest of Homebase
FAQ
Questions about team absence calendar
Does Autessa Homebase have a who’s-out calendar?
Yes. The team calendar shows everyone who is out, a month at a time, filtered by department or team.
Can colleagues see why someone is out?
No. They see the dates, the type only where the policy allows, and never the reason.
Does it show pending requests?
Yes. Requests waiting for approval are drawn dashed.
Does the calendar work on a phone?
Yes. On a phone it becomes a list by day.
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