Tuling HCM module

Leave Management

A fully configurable leave-policy engine — accrual, carry-forward, encashment, blackout dates, and concurrency limits, not a fixed leave-type list.

About this module

Most “leave management” modules are really just a request-and-approve form with a running balance. Tuling HCM’s leave engine is a genuine policy engine underneath: configurable accrual, carry-forward caps, blackout dates, concurrency limits (so an entire department can’t go on leave at once), sandwich-rule handling, and encashment wired directly into payroll — the kind of depth that shows up the first time your policy has an edge case a simpler system can’t handle.

Capabilities

  • Configurable Accrual

    Leave types can accrue monthly, annually, upfront, or not at all, each with its own accrual schedule — matching your institution's actual leave policy instead of a fixed set of leave types.

  • Carry-Forward Caps & Encashment

    Set a maximum carry-forward balance per leave type, and tie encashment directly to a payroll pay component — encashed leave becomes a real payroll line item, not a manual off-system calculation.

  • Blackout Dates & Concurrency Limits

    Block leave during defined blackout periods (exam season, for instance), and cap how many people from the same team can be on leave simultaneously — real operational controls, not just an approval formality.

  • Sandwich-Rule Enforcement

    Automatically apply sandwich-rule logic when leave falls around a weekend or holiday, matching standard Indian institutional leave policy conventions.

  • Multi-Tier Approval Routing

    Configurable L1/L2 approver chains, plus management-committee-style group approval for cases that need more than one individual sign-off.

  • Full Leave Ledger

    Every credit, debit, and balance change is recorded in a transaction ledger — not just a running balance number that can't be traced back to how it got there.

  • Vacation Planning

    Define vacation periods and slot allocations for staff, so planned breaks are spread across the year and not requested all at once.

  • Leave Reconciliation

    Pick an employee and a month and reconcile their leave balances against the ledger, filtered by leave type and year.

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