How to Set Up Time-Off Policies

Time-Off Policy setting

Roles and Permissions:

Organization Owner/Manager:

• They can control Timeoff Policy setting of all members of organization.

Please refer following link for accessing Roles and Permission:
https://support.workstatus.io/en/article/workstatus-roles-and-permissions-guide-zzkoo6/

Workstatus Time Off feature allows you to set policies that dictate the time off, or leave your team can take.

• Time Off policies

1. Click on the Settings module from the left-side navigation panel.

2. Under the Schedules & Time Off section, click on Time-Off Policies.

3. Click the Add Policy button.

4. Enter the required details in the following fields:
5. • Policy Name
   • Departments
   • Teams
   • Members
   • Schedule of Accrual
   • Allow Negative Balance
   • Require Approval
   • Balance Rolls Over Manually
   • Paid or Unpaid

5. Click the Save button.

6. Once the policy has been saved successfully, a confirmation message stating "Settings updated successfully" will appear on the screen.

7. The newly created Time-Off Policy will be displayed in the listing.

8. You can also use the available filters to view policies based on their status, such as Active Policies or Archived Policies.

Updated on: 29/06/2026