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Access PeopleXD Evo

Absence management software

Track sickness, holiday and other absence types across multiple sites, departments and shift patterns. Give managers instant visibility, reduce manual admin and spot absence trends before they affect productivity, staffing and labour costs.

Designed for organisations that need to:

  • Manage absence across multiple sites, teams and departments
  • Apply different absence policies and approval workflows
  • Connect absence with rota scheduling and payroll
  • Give managers insight into absence trends and staffing gaps

A perfect fit for organisations with 500+ employees, shift-based teams or complex workforce requirements.

Managing absence becomes more difficult as your organisation grows

For medium and large organisations, managing absence is rarely straightforward. Different sites, shift patterns, teams and policies can make it difficult to maintain visibility and consistency without the right system.

Without a connected absence management solution, many organisations struggle with:

  • Managers tracking absence in spreadsheets, emails or separate systems
  • Inconsistent policies and approval processes across sites or departments
  • Limited visibility of sickness trends, recurring absence and Bradford scores
  • Staffing shortages caused by late absence reporting
  • Payroll errors and extra administration caused by disconnected systems

Our absence management software helps you standardise processes, improve visibility and make faster, more informed decisions.

Turn absence data into better decisions

Get a real-time view of absence across your organisation so managers can identify trends, take action early and make better staffing decisions.

With built-in reporting and dashboards, you can:

  • Spot recurring sickness and unauthorised absence patterns
  • Identify teams, sites or departments with higher-than-average absence
  • Monitor Bradford scores and trigger alerts automatically
  • Forecast staffing gaps before they affect service levels
  • Track the cost and impact of absence across the business
  • Support return-to-work conversations with accurate data

Everything you need to manage employee absence in one place

With Access PeopleXD Evo's Workforce Management Software you get unified, intelligent absence management as part of a complete HR suite that connects recruitment, people management, payroll software, and reporting. Automated processes, compliance protection, and complete workforce visibility - all in one place. 

Real-time absence visibility

See who is absent, where and why across every site, team and department.

Automated approval workflows

Standardise absence requests and approvals with rules tailored to different teams and policies.

Sickness and Bradford tracking

Monitor sickness levels, recurring absence and Bradford scores automatically.

UK compliance management

Automate SSP calculations, fit note uploads and tracking, and return-to-work processes - all with clear audit trails.

Holiday and leave management

Manage annual leave, sickness, parental leave and other absence types in one system.

Integrated rota and payroll data

Keep rotas, staffing levels and payroll accurate when absence changes.

Reporting and analytics

Give managers instant access to dashboards, trends and workforce reports.

Part of a connected workforce management system

PTSB success story

“Since the introduction of Workforce Management, employees can self-serve and take control of their holidays and leave without having to chase for approval… Managers can save time, and errors associated with this task have now been reduced.” 

PTSB invested in Access PeopleXD Evo’s Workforce Management module to improve their holiday and absence management processes; enabling their employees and managers to submit, track, and manage attendance, sickness, absence and leave entitlements, all on one system.

Why choose our absence management software?

We’re more than HR software; we’re your partner in shaping a thriving, future-ready organisation. 

For large organisations managing complex workforces, absence management means strategic workforce intelligence, not just holiday and sickness tracking. Our AI-enabled absence management is seamlessly integrated within Access PeopleXD Evo delivering predictive analytics, intelligent automation, and AI-driven absence policy guidance in any language. 

With 30 years of experience and award-winning business software solutions, we help you keep all the moving parts of your organisation together in one place. We're your partner in building a future-ready organisation where absence management becomes workforce intelligence. 

Our Absence Management software is cloud-based, mobile-friendly, and integrates with payroll and HR systems. Data is securely stored in UK-based servers, compliant with GDPR.

Explore our pricing structure or generate your bespoke board‑ready ROI report

Leverage the power of AI and People Analytics

Our HR and Payroll software is now powered by Access Evo - our new AI-embedded software experience.

We’re putting cutting-edge AI and People Analytics to work across your entire HCM suite, connecting it like never before. 

Copilot, your AI-powered HR Assistant, provides instant answers to HR queries, delegates routine tasks, and uses generative AI to create content and guide you on HR best practice. 

Our embedded People Analytics, provide you with real-time actionable insights giving you the ability to easily diagnose trends, identify challenges and accelerate business impact

AI Feed automates priority workflows, ensuring employees are aware of critical tasks, and can drive action in the moment.

Absence management software FAQs

How does absence management software work?

Absence management software is part of our AI-enabled HR Software solution and works by providing a range of tools and features to help managers and HR teams keep track of staff absence across the entire organisation. At Access, we offer absence management software that is integrated with time and attendance management software, and this gives managers and HR teams:

  • Real-time notifications of staff absences and holiday requests
  • Bradford Factor scoring or similar automated sickness triggers
  • Full visibility of your team’s schedules and holiday bookings to avoid clashes and ensure cover is in place
  • Mobile functionality to track absences in any location, on any device, at any time
  • Powerful reports and analytics to help spot patterns and detect and resolve any problems with absenteeism before they arise
  • Ability to integrate with payroll systems to automatically update pay and reduce time to process employee hours

What is the difference between absence management software and a staff holiday booking system?

Absence management software is a holistic solution designed to help organisations manage all absences on one system - from holiday entitlement to parental leave and sickness. It usually includes both a holiday booking system and more sophisticated absence tracking and management capabilities.


A staff holiday booking system has a more specific purpose, which is to help managers and employees to easily view, request and approve holiday requests in a central location.

What is the best leave management system?

The best leave management system transforms absence management from reactive tracking to predictive workforce intelligence. For medium and large organisations, this means AI-powered automation that reduces admin overhead, embedded analytics that identify at-risk departments before productivity drops, and intelligent policy guidance available in any language. 

The best systems provide self-service functionality allowing employees and managers to view calendars, entitlements, and book leave on any device, whilst analytics should deliver real-time insights on absence patterns and compliance risks. Key features include automated trigger points that highlight sickness patterns requiring attention, seamless integration with payroll and HR systems, and embedded People Analytics that provide actionable insights to diagnose trends  

The most effective solutions integrate absence management within a comprehensive HR suite, ensuring single sign-on access and eliminating disconnected systems that create administrative burden for growing organisations. 

What kind of support will I get during and after implementation?

You’ll have access to always-on support that covers both technical expertise and strategic guidance to help your HR suite deliver the ROI you expect.

Who will be my main point of contact?

After you go live with your system and depending on the level of support you require, you may be assigned a Dedicated Customer Success Manager to help you get the most out of your system, alongside a Technical Success Manager who provides proactive technical advice. 

How quickly can I expect issues to be resolved?

We offer contractual service commitments with rapid response guarantees to ensure any issues are handled swiftly. This is tailored to the level of support package you have.

Do you monitor and optimise the system after go-live?

Yes – we provide proactive system monitoring and preventive optimisation so potential issues are addressed before they impact performance.

Will my team get training and best-practice advice?

Absolutely. We offer comprehensive training resources and ongoing best-practice guidance to help your team get the most from the system.

Does support stop once the system is live?

No – we offer support packages which provide an end-to-end partnership, from initial implementation right through to supporting your wider digital transformation.

Want to dive deeper into absence management?

Read our guide on managing absence across multiple offices and countries, or explore our broader article on tackling absence challenges at scale.