For employees

What can employees do in the app?

The Syncro Connect app gives every employee a simple, intuitive self-service portal on their iOS or Android device. No more contacting HR for basic queries, employees have everything they need at their fingertips, with the absence management software handling the rest behind the scenes.

Request and cancel holiday

Book leave in seconds, sent straight to a manager for approval, and cancel a booking if plans change.

Check holiday balance and upcoming leave

See remaining allowance, days taken and a clear list of upcoming holiday at a glance.

Book medical appointments and submit fit notes

Log appointments and upload supporting documents like fit notes directly from a phone.

View team leave and worked hours

See who is on leave when, and check personal worked hours and timesheets at any time.

For managers and HR

What the app does for managers and HR teams

Every employee action in the app feeds straight into the absence management software on the management side. No re-keying, no chasing paper, just live data and faster decisions.

A request arrives

Holiday and sickness requests come through as instant notifications rather than emails that get buried. Managers approve or decline from their phone in seconds, and the employee is notified straight away.

The planner updates itself

Approved leave appears on the team planner immediately, so you can see who is off and when across the whole team, spot clashes before they happen, and keep cover across every department or site.

Return to work handled for you

When someone comes back from sickness, the return to work form is generated automatically and stored against their record, so the conversation happens consistently rather than only when someone remembers.

The numbers are already there

Bradford Factor scores, sickness trends, headcount and absence costs build up as you go rather than being compiled at year end, and export to your payroll software for accurate pay every cycle.

Syncro Connect absence management app on a smartphone showing the holiday request form for UK employees

An app employees actually use

Why employees like the Syncro Connect app

Traditional absence management frustrates employees. Waiting days for holiday approval, not knowing their remaining entitlement, and filling in paper forms are all sources of dissatisfaction. The Syncro Connect app removes that friction.

It also matters for retention. The CIPD Good Work Index 2025, the UK’s leading annual benchmark of job quality, surveying 5,000 UK employees, identifies autonomy and a sense of control over day-to-day work as among the strongest predictors of job satisfaction. Giving staff direct, mobile access to their own leave is one of the simplest ways to add both.

  • No more waiting days for a holiday answer
  • Holiday balance in their pocket, with no need to ask HR
  • Paper forms gone, with sickness or appointments logged in seconds
  • A modern app that feels like the others on their phone

Why choose Computime for absence management?

Computime has been providing absence management solutions to UK businesses for over 35 years. Based in Leeds, we support more than 800 businesses across construction, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, facilities management and retail.

The Syncro Connect absence management app is built and supported by our own team in Leeds, giving employees a simple self-service experience while giving managers and HR teams the visibility and control they need.

  • Leeds based, with a dedicated UK support team
  • Ready-made exports for Sage, Pegasus and QuickBooks payroll
  • From £3 per employee per month excl. VAT (Syncro Connect £2 plus the mobile app £1)
  • Works alongside our time and attendance software and management portal

800+

UK businesses trust Computime systems

35+

years of UK workforce experience since 1989

4.5

average from 41 Google reviews

iOS and Android

works on any smartphone or tablet

We are really pleased with our Computime solution. Introducing this system means that payroll is now processed accurately and efficiently, helping to boost morale both for our head office staff and our field teams. Real time data means we know where our employees are, allowing us to operate more efficiently.

James Dunlop
Financial Manager, Landworth Electrics
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We are very pleased with the smooth implementation. Computime worked very hard to make sure installation was completed within the time frame and with minimum disruption. The in-depth training allowed us to focus on production and keeping our employees safe at work while ensuring efficiency.

Clare Barker
HR Manager, Wholebake Limited
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I was tasked with sourcing a computerised time and attendance solution to replace our manual clocking system. The Computime website contained all the information I needed, making the decision straightforward. The software proved easy to use and the helpdesk was very helpful and friendly. Computime have exceeded all of our expectations and objectives and I would definitely recommend them.

Purchasing Manager
BSK Laminating

Absence management app FAQs

The questions we get asked most about the app. If yours is not here, call the Leeds team on 0113 350 9043.

What does the absence management app cost?
£3 per employee per month excl. VAT, which is £2 for Syncro Connect plus £1 for the mobile app. There are no setup fees and no separate charge for the absence features. A 20 person business pays £60 a month. Full detail is on our pricing page.
Do employees need a work phone to use it?
No. The app runs on staff’s own iOS and Android phones, which is how most of our customers use it. Anyone who would rather not use their own phone, or does not carry one at work, can do the same things through a web browser instead. Nobody is locked out of booking their own holiday because of the device they own.
Can employees see each other’s holiday?
They can see when colleagues are off, which is the point of the team view: it stops three people booking the same week and finding out too late. What they cannot see is the reason someone is absent, or anything from another person’s record. Sickness detail, fit notes and appointments stay between the employee, their manager and HR.
How are holiday entitlements calculated?
We set your rules up before you go live, so the balance in the app reflects how your business actually works: full time and part time entitlements, pro rata for starters and leavers, carry over, bank holidays counted or excluded, and different holiday years by department if you need them. Employees see a live balance rather than a figure someone worked out in a spreadsheet last April.
Can staff report sickness through the app?
Yes, along with logging medical appointments and uploading fit notes from their phone. The manager is notified straight away, and when the employee returns the return to work form is generated automatically and stored against their record, so the process happens consistently rather than only when someone remembers.
Is sickness data safe to hold in an app?
Sickness records and fit notes are health data, which is special category data under UK GDPR, so it needs handling carefully wherever you keep it. In the app that data sits behind the employee’s own login and is visible to their manager and HR rather than the wider team. It is held in UK data centres with access logged and restricted to named users. You still need your own lawful basis and retention policy, as you would with a filing cabinet. Our data security page sets out how it is stored.
What if a manager is away when a request comes in?

Approvals can be set up so more than one person can action a request, which is worth thinking about before you go live rather than the first time a manager is on holiday themselves. Requests stay visible until someone deals with them, so nothing

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