About us

Absentia is an independent annual leave software tool, built and supported by our team in Brighton.

We've been building Absentia since 2016; an annual leave system with flexible policy enforecement for companies whose staff don't all work under the same contract.
Full-time and part-time, days or hours based allowance, different leave year dates, accrual can all be defined as custom values per employee.

Fast forward to 2026 and we're now used by over 921 companies from all over the world.

Charities we support

As part of our goal to do good as a company we donate at least 1.5% of our profits to charities. As fond owners of dogs that keep us happy and loved during the day we are bias to donating to charities supporting dogs.

Some of our favorite charities to donate to include:

Holbrook animal rescue

All dogs matter

Dogs trust

We ensure our money is put to good use by only donating to charities that put a high percentage of their income towards their cause; instead of on administration or marketing.

Based in Brighton

Although we worked from home year round before it was mandatory, we consider our base to be the sunny sea-side town of Brighton, UK. The majority of us live in the area. Often listed as one of the sunniest areas of the UK, Brighton is bustling with culture and exciting things to do.

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