Whos Off Leave
This sounds like a diversion from the main point of this blog but it really is not. If you are a small business owner or a consultant/contractor who needs to manage a number of other people then you can be left out in the cold in terms of managing sickness and leave. What I have used in the past and do recommend is the service provided by
Whosoff. Whosoff provides a basic free service that gives you a basic workflow for managing the time off that the people you work with do have/need. The major advantage of the system is that this is web and email based, available to all, with a good selection of resources for managing leave entitlement.
It does not have full Outlook or iCal integration but that just has to be a matter of time.
Obviously you do need to ensure that you handle the Dataprotection issues that apply, but this is a very effective system.
