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## Logging time off
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When taking more than 3 days off consecutively, tell (don't ask) your manager.
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This ensure scheduling of work and operations continue to run smoothly without
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you. When taking over 2 weeks of consecutively seek approval from your manager.
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This ensures scheduling of work and operations can continue to run smoothly
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without you. When taking more than 2 consecutive weeks off, seek approval from
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Before you can take time off you should _always_:
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- Log your time off
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[in Deel](https://help.letsdeel.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4409044013201-How-do-I-request-time-off-)
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- Deel disallows [overages on the contracted days off](#holiday-policy), if
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- Deel disallows [overages on the contracted days off](#holiday-policy). If
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you cannot file the complete length, file up to the allowance.
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- Add an 'Out of office' appointment in your personal Google Calendar, and
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- This is a limitation in Deel and does not limit the amount of time off you may take.
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- Add an 'Out of Office' appointment in your personal Google Calendar, and
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decline all meetings automatically.
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- Add your Out of Office to your [team calendar](#team-calendars) as `Name OOO`.
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- Add a 'Vacation responder' to your Gmail account, and provide another contact
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person within your team.
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1. Open **Gmail** in your browser.
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- **Subject** (e.g., _"Out of Office"_)
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- **Message** (e.g., _"I am out of the office and without email access
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through [Day], [Date]. Please contact [team member] in my absence."_)
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- Add an event to the shared 'FlowFuse Team Events' calendar showing all the
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days you will not be working. This makes it easier for our team to understand
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who is going to be away each week.
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- Inform fellow team members of your time off, and hand over work that’s distributed.
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### Team Calendars
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We use team-specific calendars to track availability and Out of Office time.
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We use team-specific calendars to track team meetings, events, and team-level availability.
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Out of Office time should be visible in two places:
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- Your **personal calendar** so collaborators across the company can see your availability.
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- Your **team calendar** so your immediate team has clear visibility into coverage and capacity.
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This is intentional and not considered duplication. Each calendar serves a different audience.
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- [Engineering](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19iMTZjMTdjYzlmNmZiMTYyZmI0NmUxMDIyNzNkNTFmMWQ4ZjI0MThkMzVmZTc5ZmExNGU0NTE3M2NkMDE5NTVlQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20)
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- [Marketing](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19iY2UwZjY2NzE3ZTQ3YjAzZjgxZjliNTdjNWNhYTkyYTZlOTM1ZTg5NGU5MDdiOTZjNmY5N2I4ODA3MjllMDQ5QGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20)
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- [Sales](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19lNThhNThlZDlmNjMyOGQ2YzcwN2VmMWM1MWYxMGU0MzAwMWY4NzhlY2Y0MTI2NTRmY2QzNDYyY2QwMjhiYzFlQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20)
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- [BizOps](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y18wMGU5ZjcyZDE2ZTg0YzU1OTY2ODYxMTAxNmVlMjY2YmRlNzlmMDU3ZjAyMWJjNmU4ZTQ3ZjE0YzE2YjYyZGZiQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20)
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If you own a recurring event, place it on the most appropriate calendar for visibility. In some cases, this may still be the FlowFuse Team Events calendar.
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- Inform fellow team members of your time off, and hand over work that’s distributed.
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- PTO requests in Deel will be routed to your manager.
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## Holiday Policy
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FlowFuse has a unlimited time off policy. Taking vacation is encouraged for all
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FlowFuse has an unlimited time off policy. Taking vacation is encouraged for all
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team members. To prevent an undefined number of vacation days to start a race to
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the bottom, we recommend each team member to take a minimum of 25 days a year,
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and at least 5 days a quarter.
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Any employee can take up to 6-weeks if they wish without requiring manager
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Any employee can take up to 6 weeks if they wish without requiring manager
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approval. We recommend a minimum of 4 weeks, but recognize it's a personal
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choice to make. Further leave can be requested, but should be discussed with
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your manager. Inform your manager of the expected new family member at least 16

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