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AI-first leave management, built for the GCC

Leave management that gets
balances right, every time

Statutory leave types configured per market and entity, accrual and carry-forward applied automatically, and the same balance visible to the employee and to you. With the liability carried as a live provision rather than discovered at exit.

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6
GCC markets configured
Live
Leave liability provision
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Balance, employee and HR
<6wk
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in action

AmalOps employee self-service leave view showing annual and sick leave balances, days used this year, and request history with approval chain
AmalOps leave types configured to UAE Federal Decree Law 33 of 2021, showing annual, sick, maternity, paternity, Hajj and bereavement entitlements with probation rules
AmalOps leave dashboard showing total requests, pending approvals, leave days taken, requests by type and status breakdown
Features

Everything you need,
built in from day one

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GCC Leave Types
Annual, sick with banding, maternity, paternity, Hajj, bereavement and unpaid, configured per market and entity.
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Automatic Accrual
Pro-rated accrual per employee against your documented policy, including mid-year joiners and leavers.
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Carry-Forward Rules
Configurable carry-forward caps and expiry, applied consistently rather than negotiated case by case.
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Encashment
Unused balance valued on the correct salary base at exit or in-service, processed inside payroll.
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Coverage Visibility
Approvers see who else is off in the same team before approving, preventing coverage gaps.
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Employee Self-Service
Employees request leave, see live balances, and track approvals in their own language.
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AI Conflict Detection
Amal AI flags coverage clashes, payroll cut-off collisions, and unusual absence patterns.

The complete feature list

Everything included — no hidden tiers, no per-module surprises.

Leave Types
  • Annual leave with per-market statutory minimums
  • Sick leave with full, partial and unpaid banding
  • Maternity, paternity and parental leave
  • Hajj and religious leave
  • Compassionate and bereavement leave
  • Unpaid leave with service-length treatment
Accrual & Balances
  • Pro-rated accrual from the joining date
  • Mid-year joiner and leaver handling
  • Carry-forward caps with configurable expiry
  • Negative balance rules and limits
  • Accrual basis documented per entity
  • Balance history with every adjustment logged
Requests & Approvals
  • Self-service requests with live balance check
  • Multi-level approval routing
  • Delegation during approver absence
  • Team leave calendar visible to managers
  • Attachment support for medical certificates
  • Cancellation and amendment workflow
Payroll Interaction
  • Leave salary paid in advance where policy requires
  • Encashment valued on the configured salary base
  • Unpaid leave deductions applied automatically
  • Payroll cut-off collision warnings
  • Effect on end-of-service service length handled
Compliance
  • Statutory minimums per GCC market
  • Public holiday calendars per entity
  • Sick leave certification requirements
  • Audit trail on every balance change
  • Policy acknowledgement with e-sign
Reporting
  • Leave liability provision, reconciled to finance
  • Leave taken and balance by department
  • Absence rate and seasonal clustering
  • Employees carrying excessive balances
  • Every export audit-logged
Amal AI · Built Into AmalOps Leave Management

AI that does the work,
not just the dashboards

Amal AI reads every request, roster, and balance, and flags the conflicts and liabilities that only surface later when leave is managed on spreadsheets.

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Coverage Conflict Alerts
Departmental coverage gaps identified at the point of approval, before the shortage becomes overtime cost.
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Cut-Off Collision Warnings
Leave that collides with the payroll cut-off flagged so retrospective adjustments are avoided.
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Balance Risk Reporting
Employees accumulating balances that represent a growing liability surfaced with a suggested plan.
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Ask About Leave
“Who is off next week?”, “What is our leave liability?” — answered from live data.
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Use Cases

Built for how GCC
teams actually work

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Multi-Entity Groups
Different statutory minimums and carry-forward rules per entity, reported as one group liability.
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Expat-Heavy Workforces
Long-haul travel and school calendars produce predictable peaks, forecast rather than absorbed.
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Hospitality & Retail
Coverage-aware approval so a rostered shift is never left short by an approved request.
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Education
Academic and operational calendars running different leave cycles inside one system.
Further Reading

Before you decide,
worth understanding

Running in more than one Gulf market? See how this works in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait — or try the free GCC calculators.

Common Questions

Frequently asked
questions

How much annual leave are GCC employees entitled to?+
Entitlements differ by market. In the UAE, employees completing one year of service are commonly entitled to 30 calendar days per year, with a reduced entitlement between six and twelve months. AmalOps configures statutory minimums per market and entity, and supports more generous contractual terms.
Yes. Carry-forward caps and expiry periods are configured per entity and applied automatically, which removes the case-by-case negotiation that causes most leave disputes.
Yes, and this matters more than it sounds. Most leave disputes arise because the employee believed they had a different balance. Self-service shows the same figure the system calculated, with the accrual history behind it.
Yes. Unused leave is an obligation the employer will eventually settle, so AmalOps carries it as a live provision reconciled to your finance figure rather than leaving it to be discovered at exit.
Whether an unpaid period pauses or interrupts continuous service is configured per entity and applied consistently to both leave accrual and end-of-service service length, with the basis documented.
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