Deckchair

Take the work out of taking leave.

Deckchair is a simple, modern time-off tracker for teams. Request leave from your phone, approve requests in a tap, and see who's away across the whole company at a glance — no spreadsheets, no email chains.

REQUEST AND APPROVE
• Book full days, half-days (AM or PM), or longer stretches
• Approve or decline with optional notes
• Push and email notifications on every status change
• Notice-period rules per leave type — no last-minute Friday surprises

WALLCHART
• Colour-coded calendar showing who's away and when
• Filter by department or team
• Spot clashes before they bite

ALLOWANCES AND BALANCES
• Track yearly entitlements per person
• Automatic carry-over of unused leave
• Part-time and compressed-week support — no calculator required
• Real-time balance visibility for everyone

LEAVE TYPES AND POLICIES
• Unlimited leave types (annual, sick, parental, study, anything)
• Per-type approval rules, notice periods, and colours
• Lock dates during peak season or critical deadlines

DEPARTMENTS AND ROLES
• Group people into departments
• Per-department managers
• Role-based permissions for admins, managers, and employees
• Automatic routing of requests to the right approver

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND WORK PATTERNS
• Country and region holiday calendars auto-populated
• Per-team or per-person work patterns
• Balances adjusted automatically

ALSO INCLUDED
• Calendar feed (iCal / webcal) — subscribe from Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar
• Slack integration — approve from DMs, daily who's-off digest, /deckchair slash command
• Bulk member import
• CSV exports
• Admin audit log
• Multi-organisation support