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Carry-Forward Leave & Leave Balance for the New Year
Carry-Forward Leave & Leave Balance for the New Year

All you need to know about carry-forward leave and opening leave balance for the new year :)

Nigel Lim avatar
Written by Nigel Lim
Updated over a month ago

Hello, and a Happy New Year to all!

If you have any questions regarding the carry-forward leaves from the previous year or the opening leave balance, you can find the answers in this article.

You can take a look at this article on where to check your leave balance.

This table illustrates the system's calculation of carry-forward leaves for leave adjustments (addition or deduction). Written in the year 2021.

Type of Leave Adjustment

Expiry Date

Action for Calculation

Leave Addition

31 Dec 2021 or before

Will NOT be carried forward

Leave Addition

1 Jan 2022 & beyond

Will be added as a new leave addition

Leave Deduction

30 Dec 2021 or before

Will NOT be carried forward

Leave Deduction

31 Dec 2021 & beyond

Will be carried forward


Let's use Jane as an example:

She is an employee with 12 days of annual leave entitlement every year and has yet to take any leave for the year 2021. Now, we will show you 10 possible scenarios for the carry-forward leave calculation.

Scenario

Description

Expiry Date

1

Entitlement with Leave Adjustment (Additions)

Expiry Date on 31 Dec 2021 or before

2

Entitlement with Leave Adjustment (Additions)

Expiry Date on 1 Jan 2022 and beyond

3

Entitlement with Leave Adjustment (Deduction)

Expiry Date Set on 30 Dec 2021 or before

4

Entitlement with Leave Adjustment (Deduction)

Expiry Date Set on 31 Dec 2021 and beyond

5

Entitlement with Leave Adjustment (Addition & Deduction)

Expiry Date Set for Leave Addition & Deduction


Scenario 1:
Entitlement with Leave Adjustment (Additions) with Expiry Date on 31 Dec 2021 or before

Type of Leave

Number of Days

Expiry Date

Annual Leave Entitlement

12

-

Leave Addition

6

31 Dec 2021

If Jane has a base entitlement of 12 days of annual leave and was given an additional 6 days (leave addition) with the expiry date set as 31 Dec 2021 or before, the system will calculate the carry-forward leave in this manner;

End of 2021: 12 Days 
Start of 2022: 12 Days + 12 Days = 24 Days in Total
*6 Days of Leave Addition will not be carried forward

Scenario 2:
Entitlement with Leave Adjustment (Additions) with Expiry Date on 1 Jan 2022 and beyond

Type of Leave

Number of Days

Expiry Date

Annual Leave Entitlement

12

-

Leave Addition

6

1 June 2022

If Jane has a base entitlement of 12 days of annual leave and was given an additional 6 days (leave addition) with the expiry date set on 1 Jun 2022 and beyond, the system will calculate the carry-forward leave in this manner;

End of 2021: 12 Days + 6 Days = 18 Days
Start of 2022: 12 Days + 6 Days + 12 Days = 30 Days in Total
*6 Days will be added in 2022 as a new leave addition

Scenario 3:
Entitlement with Leave Adjustment (Deduction) with Expiry Date Set on 30 Dec 2021 or before

Type of Leave

Number of Days

Expiry Date

Annual Leave Entitlement

12

-

Leave Deduction

5

30 Dec 2021

If Jane has a base entitlement of 12 days of annual leave and was given a deduction of 5 days (leave deduction) with the expiry date set on 30 Dec or before, the system will calculate the carry-forward leave in this manner;

End of 2021: 12 Days
Start of 2022: 12 Days + 12 Days = 24 Days in Total

Scenario 4:
Entitlement with Leave Adjustment (Deduction) with Expiry Date Set on 31 Dec 2021 and beyond

Type of Leave

Number of Days

Expiry Date

Annual Leave Entitlement

12

-

Leave Deduction

5

31 Dec 2021

If Jane has a base entitlement of 12 days of annual leave and was given a deduction of 5 days (leave deduction) with the expiry date set on 31 Dec 2021 or beyond, the system will calculate the carry-forward leave in this manner;

End of 2021: 12 Days - 5 Days = 7 Days
Start of 2022: 12 Days + 7 Days = 19 Days in Total

Question: What if my employee has both leave additions and deductions?

Answer: It still follows the calculation as mentioned above.


Scenario 5:
Entitlement with Leave Adjustment (Addition & Deduction) with Expiry Date Set for Leave Addition & Deduction

Type of Leave

Number of Days

Expiry Date

Annual Leave Entitlement

12

-

Leave Addition

6

31 Dec 2021

Leave Deduction

5

31 Dec 2021

If Jane has a base entitlement of 12 days of annual leave and was given an addition of 6 days (leave addition) and a deduction of 5 days (leave deduction) with an expiry date set on 31 Dec 2021 for both, the system will calculate the carry-forward leave in this manner;

End of 2021: 12 Days - 5 Days = 7 Days
Start of 2022: 12 Days + 7 Days = 19 Days in Total

If the opening leave balance of your employees is not calculated according to your own company's policy, you may make a leave addition or deduction adjustment in the system from 1 Jan onwards.
P.S. You can indicate a negative amount for leave deduction.


Employees using this year's leave entitlement to apply for leave next year:

Do take note that for employees who want to carry their leave entitlement forward and intend to apply those leaves for the new year in the current year now, our system will only allow them to do so when the new year arrives and the leaves are appropriately carried over.

(e.g. Jane has 4 remaining leaves that will be carried forward to the next year 2022, but she intends to apply those leaves for the next year 2022 in the current year now 2021. She will only be able to apply those leaves from 1st Jan 2022 onwards.)


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Hope these examples help you in understanding the system's calculations!

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