Free HR tools: track leave and recruitment without paid software
How to track leave, recruitment and the annual review with simple spreadsheets, and which free HR templates to use.
Track leave without errors
A leave tracker shows, for each employee, the days earned, the days taken and the balance left. One column per type of absence (paid leave, days off, sick leave) avoids confusion at review time.
Conditional formatting that flags high balances helps you plan departures before the end of the year.
Keep track of recruitment
A candidate tracker lists the position, the date received, the current stage and the decision. One row per candidate makes follow-ups easy.
Use the same criteria for every candidate: the tracker also justifies your decisions.
Prepare the annual review
The review brings together training completed, objectives reached and points to improve. A standard template makes it easy to compare years and spot trends.