The Excel Holiday Planner
Manage team leave with our powerful excel holiday leave planner. Simple and easy to use. Customisable with support for both days and hourly tracking. Reporting included. And most importantly expert support from our team.

How Our Leave Tracker Works
Watch this quick overview to see how easy it is to manage staff leave with our Excel Leave Tracker.
Holiday Planner Screenshots
Take a look at some of the key features of the excel holiday planner which include a main monthly view of employee leave, the employee view where you can setup employees and their leave entitlements, customisable leave codes, protected login, read only views, and monthly team specific reports.





Key functionality of the tracker.
Everything you need to manage your employee leave.
Multiple leave types
Track annual leave, sickness, maternity and more. Leave codes are customisable, TOIL is also supported.
Simple leave entry
Enter leave by typing in codes, dragging codes across cells, copying/pasting, or even right click and use our built in menu. It's simple, and our formulas won't break!
Days and Hours Tracking
We support tracking in days and hours, as well as setting up leave codes for entitlements or counts.
Built in Reporting
The tracker allows you to generate reports for your team, including individual reports, team reports, and more. These can be generated in batches and exported.
Access Levels
Alongside the standard Excel security (password to open, password to edit) we've built our own solution to allow non-admin users a view of the calendar.
National Holidays
We have built in national holidays for countries all around the world. You can also customise these dates shown on the calendar.
Importing between years
We take the hassle out of setting up each year - the import feature will bring your settings and data over from previous planners.
Cost effective
We've gone through the pain of building this in Excel so you don't have to! And support from our expert team is included in the price.
Purchase your planner today
Each planner provides a calendar for 12 months of leave tracking. Different calendar date combinations are available to suit your needs. Planners for more than 200 employees are available on request.
Loved by our customers
Teams manage leave simply and effectively with our planner. From small businesses to larger teams, customers love how our planner saves time and keeps holiday planning hassle-free.
Answers to common questions
If you don’t see your question below, reach out and we’ll help.
Which versions of Excel does the planner work with?
The planner works with desktop versions of Excel on Windows. It does not work with Mac versions of Excel or Excel online.
Can we try before we buy?
Yes, we offer a free demo version of the planner that you can download and try out. The demo allows you to try the planner for 31 days.
What happens after we purchase the planner?
After purchasing the planner, you will automatically receive a download link via email. You can then download the planner and start using it immediately.
What countries are included with the built in national holiday dates?
We support national holidays in over 20 countries, including Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Cyprus, Greece, Guernsey, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Lebanon, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Vanuatu. If your country is missing, please reach out to us.
Is there a monthly cost?
No, each planner is designed to cover a 12 month period and is a one-off purchase. There are no monthly fees or subscriptions. Each year you would purchase a new planner for that year.
Does the planner use VBA macros?
The planner uses VBA macros to provide enhanced functionality and a better user experience. Macros allow for features such as custom menus, easier data entry, and automated reporting that would be difficult to achieve with standard Excel functions alone.
What happens if there is a problem?
Our support team are on hand to help. Please email us.
Do you offer an online service?
Yes we do, and we can import data from the Staff Leave Planner to it. Please visit https://www.simpleleave.com
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About dhxsoft
We’ve got over 20 years of experience helping companies manage their employee leave. We offer the best of both worlds:
- For an easy off the shelf solution we offer the Excel Leave Tracker.
- Our additional product, simpleleave.com, is a full featured web based leave management system.
CONTACT US
How Can We Help?
support@dhxsoft.com

