e-days
Workforce management software
Absence management software
Time & attendance software
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What is e-days
e-days is a cloud-based absence management and leave tracking system used to record employee time off, manage approvals, and maintain absence calendars and balances. It is typically used by HR teams and line managers to administer vacation, sickness, and other leave types across departments and locations. The product focuses on configurable absence policies, self-service requests, and reporting for absence trends and compliance support. It also provides integrations and data export options to connect absence records with HR and payroll processes.
Purpose-built absence workflows
The product centers on end-to-end absence processes such as requesting leave, approvals, entitlement calculations, and return-to-work administration. It supports multiple leave types (for example vacation and sickness) and policy-driven rules that can be configured by organization. This focus can reduce reliance on spreadsheets or generic time tracking tools for absence-specific requirements.
Manager visibility and calendars
e-days provides team and organizational views of upcoming and current absences to support staffing decisions. Shared calendars and notifications help managers coordinate coverage and avoid conflicting leave. This is particularly useful for organizations that need a clear view of availability but do not require full contact-center style workforce optimization.
Reporting for absence patterns
The system includes reporting to analyze absence levels, reasons, and trends over time. These reports support HR monitoring and can inform policy changes or interventions. Compared with broader workforce suites, the reporting is oriented toward absence metrics rather than multi-channel operational performance.
Not full WFM optimization
While it supports visibility into availability, it is not designed as a full workforce management optimization platform with advanced forecasting, intraday management, and complex schedule adherence. Organizations needing those capabilities typically require a dedicated WFM suite. e-days is better aligned to HR-led absence administration than operations-led workforce optimization.
Limited time clock focus
The product’s core is leave and absence tracking rather than comprehensive time capture (clock-in/clock-out) and detailed time & attendance compliance. If an organization needs granular shift-based timekeeping, geofenced punching, or complex overtime rules, it may need an additional time & attendance system. Integration can address this, but it adds implementation and data-governance work.
Integration depth varies by stack
Connecting absence data to HRIS, payroll, and identity systems can depend on available connectors, APIs, and the target systems in use. Some organizations may require custom integration or middleware to align employee master data, leave balances, and payroll codes. This can increase deployment time and ongoing administration compared with an all-in-one HR platform.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Absence (Core) | Contact sales / Tailored (annual invoiced) | Holiday & leave tracking, sickness management, shared team calendars, custom absence types. Absence is required for all customers. |
| Time & Attendance (Add-on) | Contact sales / Tailored | Employee timesheets, clock in/clock out, project time tracking, overtime & TOIL. |
| Core HR (Add-on) | Contact sales / Tailored | Document management, central employee database, automated workflows & alerts. |
| Enterprise / Multi-country | Custom pricing | Supports multiple countries and locations, language packs, dedicated Customer Success for >200 licences (where applicable). |
Seller details
e-days
Hertford, England, United Kingdom
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Private
https://www.e-days.com/
https://x.com/edays
https://www.linkedin.com/company/e-days
