How to extend or shorten your time off#
For: Shift worker You’ll need: A leave request you entered yourself that’s still ‘Pending’ or ‘Confirmed’.
Still ill on day two? Back a day early? Change the end date of the absence you already have instead of filing a second request. Shiftavo works out the new hours and, once your time off is approved, updates your balance and tells your manager.
Change the end date#
In the sidebar, open Planning → Availability and click ‘My availability’.
In the ‘Unavailable’ section, click the absence.
Click ‘Change end date’.
In the ‘New end date’ field, pick the last day you’ll be away.
Click ‘Save’.
Tap More → ‘Availability’.
Tap the absence.
Tap ‘Change end date’.
Pick the last day you’ll be away and confirm.
Pick the last day you’re off, not the day you’re back.
If your manager entered the absence for you, ask them to change it: the app doesn’t offer ‘Change end date’ on it, and the web app answers ‘Ask your manager to change this absence.’
What happens next#
Coming back earlier, or changing a request your manager hasn’t reviewed yet, takes effect immediately.
Adding days to an absence that’s already approved goes one of two ways — which route it takes is set on the leave policy:
- Extension without re-approval
The extra days are added straight away and your manager is notified. Sick policies normally work this way, so you stay marked as away the whole time and nobody schedules you.
- Extension requires approval
The extra days go to your manager as a new request, in ‘Pending’. Vacation and most other leave usually work this way. Your original time off is unaffected while they decide.
Either way your balance is recalculated for the new dates — you’re never charged for days you took back.
Verify it worked#
The absence shows its new range. If the extra days went for approval instead, you’ll see a second entry marked ‘Pending’ covering just those days.