Leave Dates

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Clear, intuitive and flexible leave management for SMEs.

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4.8 /5
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Value for Money
4.7/5
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4.6/5
Ease of Use
4.8/5
Customer Support
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JULIUS
JULIUS
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Efficient Time Sheet Management Tool

Reviewed on 04/01/2024

Pros

Simple and easy to use while providing real-time and accurate data for time sheet tracking and management.

Cons

I have not found any weakness yet to the program.

Response from Norton Five

Hi Julius,

Thank you for taking the time to review Leave Dates, it is great to see that you are finding it extremely helpful in your business.

Kindest,
Che

Christopher
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  • Industry: Business Supplies & Equipment
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best System we have used

Reviewed on 24/04/2024

We have used other leave systems in the past and switched to leavedates at the end of last year....

We have used other leave systems in the past and switched to leavedates at the end of last year. This system covers all the functionality of the others we have used and more especially with the mobile app at an even better price

Pros

We have used other leave systems in the past but this covers all the functionality of these and more at an even better price

Cons

If administrators/managers could log sickness via the app for others this would be an advantage, by no means a deal breaker ut just another service to help functionality

Response from Norton Five

Hi Christopher,

Thank you for your amazing review and very valuable feedback. There are some great systems out there, so we're very pleased that you have enjoyed Leave Dates most.

I will pass your feedback to our development team regarding the mobile app, we are always working on nifty upgrades to both our desktop and mobile versions.

Kindest,
Che

Sally
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Basic system but does the job

Reviewed on 07/11/2023

Does the job ok, but in a simplistic form, but I guess you get what you pay for

Does the job ok, but in a simplistic form, but I guess you get what you pay for

Pros

The cost is attractive although the system is relatively basic

Cons

It's not that easy to navigate around and seems basic

Response from Norton Five

Hi Sally,

Thank you for your review. When you come from a different system it is very natural for even the most tech savvy customers to feel uncomfortable readjusting. We have a lot of customers come to Leave Dates for the exact same reason you have and they really benefit from a little extra time with our team.

We would love the opportunity to give you a personal demo of your own account and make sure that you are getting the most of it. Contact us at [email protected] and our team will organise this with you. Thank you for choosing Leave Dates for your leave management, we're sure you will find it worthy of a five-star review very soon.

Kindest,
Che

John
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Highly recommended. Choose this if organising leave has you stumped!

Reviewed on 13/10/2024

Great, very short and easy learning curve.

Great, very short and easy learning curve.

Pros

Easy to use and intuitive menus. Simple setup and free option is fully functional.

Cons

So far have not managed to integrate with a work scheduling system.

Alternatives Considered

ConnectWise ScreenConnect

Reasons for Switching to Leave Dates

Easier to use and cheaper. Connectwise support were pushy.

Response from Norton Five

Hi John!

Thank you for your fantastic review, it's always great to know that our customers are having a great experience.

If you would like to some help with that integration, our support team would be more than happy to see to that.

Follow this link to create a support request: https://help.leavedates.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Thank you for taking the time to review Leave Dates!

Kindest,
Che

Lisa
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  • Industry: Fund-Raising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Dramatic Change

Reviewed on 09/08/2024

Very good, happy customer. It was easy to implement using the guide.

Very good, happy customer. It was easy to implement using the guide.

Pros

Going from excel spreadsheets to this is a dramatic change. The whole team can view who is off, they can book leave via the mobile app . It's brilliant it's been such a fantastic change for us.

Cons

Have been using it for the last 4-6 months, and there isn't anything currently.

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Time

Reasons for Switching to Leave Dates

Functionality and cost was a huge reason. Web & App for example

Response from Norton Five

Hey Lisa! Thank you for your fabulous review.

Leave Dates is such a big level-up from spreadsheets, our customers always say they wished they had moved over sooner. We're very happy to hear that it is making your team's admin so much easier.

Kindest,
Che

Adam
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The best and for a great price

Reviewed on 29/08/2024

Pros

Easy setup and personalisation once you get to grips with it.
Has pretty much everything you need.
Great customer support.
The price is unrivalled for it's quality.
Very easy for staff to use and admins to approve

Cons

There are some things like the below which can't be done but there are workarounds, and it doesn't take away from the great product

lateness which it can't really deal with
a report that would show a month by month breakdown
automatically increasing leave for service
booking employees birthdays off automatically
limits on how many days you can book off at once

Alternatives Considered

Timely

Reasons for Switching to Leave Dates

Price

Response from Norton Five

Hi Adam!

Thank you for the fabulous review and for taking the time to write about your experience with Leave Dates.

Kindest,
Che

Tom
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

LeaveDates Review

Reviewed on 11/06/2024

Pros

Easy to set up, use, add and remove staff. Good for managing leave and helpful features like the option to automatically carry over days

Cons

I dont really have any complaints, as a user it does everything I need it to do

Response from Norton Five

Hey Tom!

Thank you for the fabulous review of Leave Dates. It is great to know that you have found everything so easy to use, that's exactly what we want.

Kindest,
Che

Koichi
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Amazing Software

Reviewed on 29/03/2024

Pros

Easy to use.
I am the administrator. Normally, I needed to explain to colleagues when the company started to use it. Because it was so easy to use intuitively, almost no one asked me how to use it.

Proration
When employee is entitled to receive prorated vacation for the 1st year, the system has capability to calculate prorated allowance using Employment Start Date. I like this feature!

Data Import
This function is very useful for administrator. Initial user setup was so easy. Allowance for each user can also be imported.

Reporting
Current balance for each user can be downloaded. That function enables me to calculate Vacation accrual quickly.

Very Reasonable
Though default pricing is very reasonable, you get an equivalent of three-months discount, if you pay annually.

App is so easy to use as well!

Long story short, they are just great. They made my life easier. Their engineers are genius.
Kudos to Leave Dates!

Cons

This software is focusing on managing vacation. Some people may need other feature like Time Clock.
But I think this software is made really well because key features are limited.

Response from Norton Five

Hi Koichi,

Thank you for such a detailed review of Leave Dates! I can see that you have used our features in a lot of depth, so it is great to know that you have been so happy with them.

We really appreciate the time you have taken to leave such a fabulous review.

Kindest,
Che

Ryan
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easy to Use

Reviewed on 17/07/2024

Pros

Ease of use and easy to navigate around.

Cons

Unable to view bradford factor score without running a report.

Response from Norton Five

Hi Ryan,

Thank you for your fabulous review, I will send your feedback to our team about the Bradford Score.

Kindest,
Che

Tayla
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

A great leave tracking tool

Reviewed on 16/10/2024

Pros

It's really customisable and suits our team who work varied hours and flexibly.

Cons

I can't always easily find the settings I'm looking for. A search function would be helpful

Alternatives Considered

Timetastic and Breathe

Reasons for Switching to Leave Dates

Liked the 'wall chart' feature and how the set up worked

Response from Norton Five

Hi Tayla!

Thanks for your awesome review and suggestion, we really appreciate it.

Thanks for choosing Leave Dates!

Kindest,
Che

Monette
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Leavedates User Feedback

Reviewed on 21/05/2024

Simple and very easy to use. I was able to implement across different countries

Simple and very easy to use. I was able to implement across different countries

Pros

Accessibility and cost efficiency and ease of use

Cons

No Accrual of leaves and automatic carry over

Alternatives Considered

Oracle PeopleSoft

Reasons for Switching to Leave Dates

Cheap in terms of pricing and it being a web based app and also can be downloaded from mobile phone

Response from Norton Five

Hi Monette,

Thank you for your lovely review of Leave Dates, we really appreciate the time you've taken to send in your feedback.

Kindest,
Che

Ben
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  • Industry: Computer Networking
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Simple, effective, reasonably priced staff leave platform.

Reviewed on 29/10/2024

Fantastic, much better than managing leave via Outlook or Excel. Integrates with people's calendars...

Fantastic, much better than managing leave via Outlook or Excel. Integrates with people's calendars too, so there's no excuse to not book or know that someone is away!

Pros

So easy to use, simple billing, intuitive, encourages people to be more organised with booking leave.

Cons

Nothing really, all my experiences have been positive.

Response from Norton Five

Hi Ben!

Great to know that you have had such a positive experience with Leave Dates. Thank you for sharing.

Kindest,
Che

Mohammed
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great product

Reviewed on 21/10/2024

Easy going and forward thinking plan of booking and approving leave. It's easy to navigate use and...

Easy going and forward thinking plan of booking and approving leave. It's easy to navigate use and change whenever needed.

Pros

Functionality and ease along with the app itself to pick and change days off

Cons

I want to be able to see leave from the entire company but can only see my department and the senior leadership team

Response from Norton Five

Hi Mohammed,

Thank you for your wonderful review! :)

The team members that you can view were most likely set up by your admin as this is customisable from their end. Have a chat with them to see if they will change this for you.

We really appreciate that you have taken the time to review us.

Kindest,
Che

Joanne
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Holiday and Absence management easily managed

Reviewed on 20/02/2024

Very good it has transformed our recording of leave and time in lieu and also sickness which has...

Very good it has transformed our recording of leave and time in lieu and also sickness which has helped those staff who forgot to log or take their TOIL to have a better work life balance and those who are sick a lot it is easier to see patterns and be able to monitor sickness

Pros

The ability for employees to request leave remotely and for authorisation to happen remotely and it is all tracked on one calendar to avoid to many people off at one time

Cons

toggling between hours and days, I forget to do this.

Response from Norton Five

Hi Joanne,

Thank you for your fabulous review! I can imagine how much easier it would be to manage leave with your large team using Leave Dates, we're so pleased that it is working so well for you.

We are always keen to know where we can improve, so if you have any suggestions for how we can look to improve the hours/days toggle, please email us anytime with your feedback and suggestions.

Kindest,
Che

Sarah
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

EAsy to use by staff and admin

Reviewed on 25/06/2024

It's allowed us to take control of our leave, and gives a visible calendar for each relevant...

It's allowed us to take control of our leave, and gives a visible calendar for each relevant department to plan leave. Support when needed has usually been same day and efficiently resolved.

Pros

Easy to use, staff can't lose physical leave cards, and it's impossible for them to retrospectively cancel leave.
Also good to be able to tailor to departments and ad own 'leave types' including for long service, etc etc.

Cons

Inability to change email addresses when a staff member needs to- this needs to be done by Leave Dates

Response from Norton Five

Hey Sarah!

Thanks for your wonderful review, it's great to hear that our support team have been able to help you so quickly, they are absolute rockstars.

If your team ever need to change their email addresses, they can just do it via their profile in their account. Just click into the avatar in the top right corner and hit 'Manage' in the drop-down menu. :)

I will pass your feedback to the team, we really appreciate the time you have taken to leave your review.

Kindest,
Che

Colum
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  • Industry: Maritime
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

LeaveDates Review

Reviewed on 11/10/2024

Pros

Easy to use. Colour coding. Can see colleagues availability. Allows you to manage resources.

Cons

There isn't anything I don't like about the service.

Response from Norton Five

Hi Colum!

It was delightful to read that you are enjoying using Leave Dates. Thank you for taking the time to review us.

Kindest,
Che

Dean
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Would highly recommend!

Reviewed on 24/10/2024

Very positive and would highly recommend to other businesses. The whole team is making use of it...

Very positive and would highly recommend to other businesses. The whole team is making use of it and is fully onboard with using the software - it has made the process much more streamlined, particularly through a period of change for the business.

Pros

A really useful tool for our growing team to track annual leave and also view whether this clashes with other staff members.

Cons

No major feedback - it has been significantly better than our existing spreadsheets! It would be nice if it could be linked automatically into outlook calendars.

Response from Norton Five

Hi Dean!

Thank you for your wonderful review. Leave Dates is a huge step up from using a spreadsheet, we're glad it is making your workday easier.

Did you know that we have a native integration for Outlook calendars? It is really easy to implement. For info and instructions, go to: https://help.leavedates.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006150359-Sync-leave-to-Google-Calendar-Outlook-365-or-another-calendar

Kindest,
Che

Kate
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  • Industry: Environmental Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A Great Asset To Us as a Small Company

Reviewed on 20/05/2024

It’s brilliant, I’m delighted I found it

It’s brilliant, I’m delighted I found it

Pros

Leave dates is very easy to setup and use both as an employer and employer. We are a small Company and we found other programs/apps we looked at were too complicated for us

Cons

To be honest there is nothing I dislike. It beats our old spreadsheet hands down

Response from Norton Five

Hi Kate!

Thank you for your fabulous review. It sounds like Leave Dates has been a perfect fit for your business, we're very pleased to have you and your team with us.

Kindest,
Che

Hannah
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  • Industry: Consumer Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Highly Recommend

Reviewed on 07/05/2024

10/10 would recommend - super easy to use, and does the job

10/10 would recommend - super easy to use, and does the job

Pros

It's super easy to set up, and give the full team visibility of annual leave and birthdays

Cons

Trying to make exceptions for annual leave on a team basis

Response from Norton Five

Hi Hannah,

Thank you very much for your fantastic review, it is great that you found it easy to get started and make the most of Leave Dates.

We would be really interested in how you would like to use exceptions for your team, feel free to email [email protected] to tell us more.

Kindest,
Che

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Information Services
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Easy and comfortable

Reviewed on 20/11/2023

Its excellent, a bit improvement in summary will help

Its excellent, a bit improvement in summary will help

Pros

The ease of applying the leaves and its promptness in notifications is worth mentioning.

Cons

Better summary page and way to show balances to help individuals

Response from Norton Five

Hi there,

Thank you for taking the time to write such a great review of Leave Dates.

We have recently added more features to summaries to give you a lot more information.

Check out our blog for more details: https://www.leavedates.com/articles/update-new-leave-request-features

If there is anything that you would like to suggest we would love to hear from you, email us at [email protected].

Kindest,
Che

Arun
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  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Leave Dates User Review

Reviewed on 30/09/2024

Very easy to use. I have used 4 big companies leave app which was very complex and takes long time....

Very easy to use. I have used 4 big companies leave app which was very complex and takes long time. Leave Dates is really cool application where it is reducing my overall time because of easy navigation.

Pros

Very Easy Navigation and Easy to understand.

Cons

All good with leave dates. I found new flaw on this application. Really appreciate the developing team.

Response from Norton Five

Hi Arun!

Thank you for your fabulous review, we're thrilled to know that after trying so many others that you've been really happy with Leave Dates.

Thank you for your feedback on Capterra and to our development team!

Kindest,
Che

Ben
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Makes booking, tracking and controlling leave easy.

Reviewed on 26/03/2024

Easy to use for both administrators, managers and employees.

Easy to use for both administrators, managers and employees.

Pros

Leave dates provides a very helpful snapshot of employee absence over a period of time.

Cons

Nothing - it is a great software, I honestly cannot fault it.

Response from Norton Five

Hi Ben

Thank you for leaving us such a glowing review. It is always great to know that Leave Dates is working wonders for our customers.

Kindest,
Che

Andrii
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  • Industry: Program Development
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Andrii's review of LeaveDates

Reviewed on 10/07/2024

As mentioned before, I like the simplicity.

As mentioned before, I like the simplicity.

Pros

Convenient calendar view. Simplicity to put your vacations and absence time.

Cons

I don't have any cons, but, I am minimally using Leave Dates to manage vacations and absence time and I like that feature.

Response from Norton Five

Hey Andrii,

Thanks for your fabulous review. Leave Dates is definitely meant to make everything simple for you, so it's great to know that you're getting a lot out of it.

If you ever need to use more features, we have a knowledge base on our website to guide you though, but our support team are a great help for anything else you need. :)

Kindest,
Che

Darryn
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Darryn's review

Reviewed on 02/10/2024

Fantastic, again easy to use, no need to ask for help.

Fantastic, again easy to use, no need to ask for help.

Pros

It is very easy to use, the interface is not complicated.

Cons

Graphics could be more fun and flashy, but for what it is it works.

Response from Norton Five

Hey Darryn,

Thank you for taking the time to review us, we're really pleased that everything is working so well for you.

Kindest,
Che

David
Overall rating
  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Good system

Reviewed on 29/07/2024

Very good. I'm very happy with it and would recommend.

Very good. I'm very happy with it and would recommend.

Pros

I found Leave Dates to be very easy to use.

Cons

I have no cons, I think it's a great system.

Response from Norton Five

Hi David!

That's great news. We're really pleased that Leave Dates is doing everything that you need for your large team. Thank you for taking the time to review us.

Kindest,
Che