Understanding Absence in Productive
In Productive, absence includes various types of leave you can request, such as paid summer and winter vacations, half-days off, unpaid leave, paid parental leave, and remote work.
These absence types are organized into categories. Once assigned to you, they appear as allocations in your profile and allow you to request leave in a way that reflects your company’s policies.
Productive supports two main types of absence:
Unlimited absence: Request as many days or hours as needed.
Limited absence: Request a predefined number of available days or hours.
Depending on your company’s setup, your requests might be approved automatically or require approval from your manager before your availability is updated.
📌 Absence is divided into Time Off and Remote Work categories (currently in Beta). If your account hasn’t been updated yet, you’ll only see Time Off—the functionality remains the same. The full update will be rolled out to all users.
Checking Your Available Absence Balance
To view and manage your current available allocations, follow these steps:
1) Access Your Profile
Click your avatar in the upper-right corner and open the Absence tab.
2) Unlimited Absence
Any unlimited allocation appears automatically under the Unlimited tab.
3) Limited Absence
Limited allocations must be added to your profile by an admin.
📌 If a specific absence allocation isn’t visible in your Absence tab, reach out to your account admin to check that the correct option has been assigned to you!
Absence Allocation Information
Each absence allocation includes information about:
Available Days or Hours
How much time you have left to request.Approvers and Subscribers
If approvals are enabled, your approver will need to confirm the request. Subscribers will be notified once it’s approved. Hover over initials to see who they are.Validity Periods
Expand to view how many days are available in each period. The system uses time from the oldest period first before moving to the next.
Requesting Absence
To book time off from your profile, click Book Absence and follow the steps outlined here.
Current, Upcoming, and Past Absence Logs
Below the absence calendar, you’ll see two sections, both including absence dates, approval status, notes, and any attachments.
Current and Upcoming
Displays approved or pending absence that’s scheduled in the future.Past Absence
Displays completed absence.
👉 Find out more about absence logs here.
