✅ Handle Time Off Requests Simply

Time off is requested by message and half of it gets forgotten. Build me a request app. Someone requests time off from their phone with the dates, the type and an optional note, and it goes to their manager with a clear status of Requested, Approved, Declined or Cancelled. Before the manager decides, show them who else is already off in that period, the resulting cover level against the minimum for that team, and the requester remaining balance. Require a reason on any decline. Record every decision with who made it and when, so nothing depends on anyone remembering a conversation. Add an AI agent that, when a request cannot be approved, suggests the nearest alternative dates that would work given existing bookings and cover requirements, so the answer is helpful rather than just no. Automate three things: notify the manager immediately of a new request, notify the requester of the decision, and remind a manager of any request they have not answered within two working days. Two logins: staff who request and see their own, and a manager who approves for their team.