My Shift & Report Absence
With assignment planning, employees see their own staffing directly in the LiteLog app: which shift is up today, what the week looks like — and if you cannot make it, the sick report or vacation request is two taps away.
:::info In the app These features are only available in the mobile app. In the web portal, managers plan the staffing under Time → Plan → Shifts and decide on reports under Time → Plan → Absences. :::
Widget "My shift today"
The dashboard shows the "My shift today" widget as soon as you are planned as staffing for a shift today:
- Each row is a shift with property, time window, and status.
- Tapping a row activates the shift's property as your active property — you can start right away with tours, tasks, or time tracking at that property.
- With material read permission, the widget additionally shows whether material is below minimum stock at the shift's property — take supplies along right away.
- The header link "This week" opens My schedule.
- The quick action "Report absence" appears as long as none of your own reports is awaiting confirmation. If one is pending, "Absence report awaiting confirmation" takes its place — tapping it opens your reports.
- Offline, the widget shows the last known state with a timestamp ("As of HH:mm").
Without shifts for today (and without a matching offline state), the widget stays hidden.
My schedule
You reach "My schedule" via the "This week" link in the widget or at any time via More → Personal → "My schedule" — including on days without a shift of your own, when the widget stays hidden. The view lists your own shifts of the current week, grouped by day — with property, time window, and status. It is a read-only view of your personal weekly planning; you do not see other people's shifts here. Offline, the list shows the last state with a timestamp.
Report absence
You reach the self-report via More → "Report absence" or via the quick action in the widget:
- Choose a type — Sick, Child sick, or Vacation. Vacation is a request and only takes effect after your supervisors approve it; the app shows your vacation balance ("Vacation 2026: 18 of 30 days left · 2 requested") if an entitlement is maintained for you in the portal.
- Choose a date range — "From" and optionally "Until"; for a single day, "One day only" is enough.
- Optionally add a note (only visible to your supervisors).
- Tap "Report sick" or "Request vacation".
The report then appears under "My reports" with its status:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Awaiting confirmation | The report is with the managers under Time → Plan → Absences |
| Confirmed | The absence is approved |
| Rejected | The report was rejected — your supervisors' reason is shown right at the report |
| Withdrawn | You withdrew the report yourself |
Withdraw a pending report with "Withdraw" at the report — for example if you can work after all or picked the wrong dates. Then simply report again. A second report that overlaps a still pending one is refused by the app; withdraw the old one in that case. You are notified about the decision — the automation rule "Sick report decided", which ships active, takes care of that (adjustable under Automation).
Good to know
:::tip Note
- The widget and "My schedule" require the View time tracking permission; "Report absence" is available to every signed-in employee.
- A report does not end a running time tracking: if you are still clocked in, the app points that out — clock out when you leave.
- The absence type of your report is only visible to yourself and to approvers — everyone else only sees "Absent".
- An internet connection is required to submit or withdraw a report. :::