Mobile-first leave management for Indian SMBs. Employees apply in 30 sec, managers approve with one tap, real-time balances & auto payroll deduction.
Employees open the Avani app, pick a leave type — Casual, Sick, Earned, Maternity, Comp-Off — choose dates, add a reason, and submit in under 30 seconds. The app works on any Android or iOS device, so even field staff and factory-floor workers without a laptop can apply from their phone. No paper forms, no waiting to reach the office, and no reliance on WhatsApp messages that get lost in group chats.
The moment an employee submits a leave request, Avani sends a push notification and email to the approving manager — no polling required, no morning email digest delay. Managers also receive a gentle escalation reminder if the request sits unactioned for more than your configured SLA (commonly 24 hours). Employees get notified the instant their request is approved, rejected, or sent back for revision, keeping everyone aligned without any HR intervention.
Managers see all pending leave requests in a single queue inside the Avani app. Each card shows the employee name, dates, leave type, reason, and current team headcount for those days — so the manager has enough context to approve or reject without opening a laptop. A single tap approves with the default comment, or the manager types a short note and taps reject. Multi-level chains (Team Lead then HR Manager) are fully supported with sequential notifications.
Every employee sees their up-to-the-minute leave balance for each leave type — how many Casual Leaves remain, how many Earned Leaves are accruing, whether any Comp-Off credits are expiring soon, and the number of Loss of Pay days accumulated this month. HR managers get a company-wide view showing team-level leave summaries, absenteeism trends, and which departments have multiple people on leave on the same day — critical for Indian SMBs managing lean teams.
Avani ships with pre-built national holiday calendars (Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, Diwali, Eid, Christmas) and state-specific calendars for major Indian states including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Haryana, and Delhi. Admins can add company-specific holidays, configure optional Restricted Holidays (RH) with per-employee quotas, and publish the final list to all employees with one click — visible instantly in the mobile app.
Approved leave data flows automatically into the Avani payroll engine at month-end. Loss of Pay days are deducted from gross salary using the formula (Gross Salary / Working Days) × LOP Days and appear as a named line item on the salary slip. Leave encashment during Full and Final Settlement is computed from the Earned Leave balance. There is no separate leave register to reconcile, eliminating one of the most error-prone manual steps in Indian SMB payroll.
When an employee applies for leave, the Avani app shows the manager how many team members are already on leave on those dates. If your company has a minimum-staffing rule (e.g., never fewer than 3 people in support), the system flags the conflict before the request is submitted. This is especially useful for Indian startups and SMBs where each person covers critical functions and unplanned absences during month-end or quarter-close can affect deliverables.
When an employee works on a Sunday or a declared holiday, the manager grants a Comp-Off credit directly from the Avani app. The credit appears in the employee's leave balance with a configurable expiry date — typically 30 or 60 days. Automated alerts remind both the employee and HR when a Comp-Off is about to lapse so it is used or formally recorded. Unused Comp-Offs that expire are written off cleanly without any manual adjustment in the leave register.
An online leave management system is cloud-based software that lets employees apply for leave from any device (including a smartphone), managers approve or reject requests with a single tap, and HR track real-time leave balances — all without paper forms or Excel sheets. Avani Business OS includes a fully mobile online leave management system that integrates directly with payroll, auto-deducting Loss of Pay days and computing leave encashment at Full and Final Settlement.
Yes. The Avani app (Android and iOS) lets employees select leave type, date range, and reason and submit a request in under 30 seconds. This is especially valuable for Indian companies with field sales staff, factory workers, or distributed teams who do not have daily access to a desktop computer. The same app shows live leave balances and the status of pending requests.
When an employee submits a leave request, the approving manager receives an instant push notification on their phone. Opening the notification shows the employee name, dates, leave type, reason, and the number of other team members already on leave on those days. The manager taps Approve or Reject — with an optional comment — and the decision is recorded and communicated to the employee immediately. For multi-level chains, the request moves to the next approver automatically.
Avani sends push notifications and emails at every stage: when a request is submitted (to the approver), when it is approved or rejected (to the employee), and when a request has been pending beyond the configured SLA — typically 24 hours — (escalation reminder to the approver and CC to HR). Employees can turn off email notifications from the app settings while keeping push alerts on.
When an employee exhausts their paid leave balance and applies for additional leave, Avani automatically classifies excess days as Loss of Pay (LOP). At month-end the payroll engine deducts (Gross Salary ÷ Total Working Days) × LOP Days from the employee's gross, shows it as a separate line item on the salary slip, and adjusts PF and ESI contributions (PF at 12% of reduced basic, ESI applicable if gross after deduction remains below ₹21,000). No manual formula entry is required.
Yes. Avani supports up to four approval levels — for example Team Lead → HR Manager → Department Head → Director. Each approver is notified in sequence. If an approver does not act within the SLA, an automated escalation reminder is sent. The entire chain history (who approved, when, with what comment) is stored and exportable for HR audits.
Avani supports all leave types relevant to Indian law: Casual Leave (typically 12 days), Earned/Privilege Leave (as per Factories Act — 1 day per 20 days worked), Sick Leave, Maternity Leave (26 weeks under Maternity Benefit Act 1961 for organisations with 10+ employees), Paternity Leave (configurable), Compensatory Off, Bereavement Leave, and any custom leave type the company defines. Carry-forward and encashment rules for each type are separately configurable.
The Avani app caches the employee's current leave balance and the holiday calendar locally, so staff can view balances even without internet access. Submitting a new leave application requires a network connection, but the form data is queued and submitted automatically once connectivity is restored. This matters for Indian companies with field staff in semi-urban or rural areas where mobile data can be intermittent.
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