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Comp Off Balance

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Comp Off Balance
Real-time visibility into your earned, available, and utilized compensatory offs — for employees and managers alike.
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Before You Begin
Prerequisites
  • Active ESS / My Team access
  • At least one approved Comp Off Grant request
  • Comp Off policy configured by your admin
What You'll Achieve
Outcome
  • View Earned, Available & Expired balances
  • Track comp off credits from approved requests
  • Plan time-off usage before expiry

The Comp Off Balance feature provides employees and managers with real-time visibility into the number of earned, available, and utilized compensatory offs.

Employee self Service → Time Off → Compensatory Off → Comp off Balance
My Team → Time Off → Compensatory Off → Comp off Balance

  • The employee submits a Comp Off Grant request by selecting the eligible work date (week off/rest day/holiday) and providing details such as start time, end time, reason, and supporting documents (if required by policy).

  • Once submitted, the request is automatically routed to the designated approver/manager as per the workflow defined in the system.

  • The approver reviews the request, validates the work details, and either approves or rejects the request.

  • If the request is approved, the system checks the Comp Off policy configuration (e.g., full-day/half-day credit, expiry rules, and threshold hours).The approved comp off is then credited to the employee’s Comp Off Balance automatically.

  • After credit, the employee can view their updated balances- Earned Balance, Available Balance and Expired Balance.



Fig: My Team- Comp off Balance

Fig: ESS- Comp off Balan

Tip
Keep an eye on the Expiry Date column — comp off credits typically lapse after a set period defined in policy. Use them before they expire.
Related Articles & Next Steps
APPLY
Compensatory Off Request
Apply to use your earned comp off balance
EARN
Compensatory Off Grant Request
Request comp off for work on rest days/holidays
APPROVE
Comp off Grant Approval
Manager approval flow for grant requests
CONFIGURE
Attendance & Grant Rules Settings
Admin setup for comp off policies & rules
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