01 · Enduring
Leave Leverage Planner
Enter how many days off you have left and which days you already don't work, and see which days are worth taking.
01 · Enduring
Leave Leverage Planner
Enter how many days off you have left and which days you already don't work, and see which days are worth taking.
About the Leave Leverage Planner
It counts leverage, not balance
Your HR system already tells you how many days are left. What it never tells you is which days are worth spending. This tool walks the range you set, finds every stretch of continuous time off that your budget can complete, and keeps the best one for each number of days requested. That is why the list shows several options instead of one answer: taking two days and taking five days are different trades, and only you know which one you want this time.
The afternoon the calendar drops
The typical moment is not the start of the year. It is the afternoon your company posts next quarter's calendar, or you notice a cluster of days off next month, and you start counting squares by hand to see whether a long break is reachable. Fill in the range, the days you never work, and any extra days off you already know about, and the options appear immediately. Change one number and everything recalculates; there is nothing to submit.
Your calendar stays here
Everything you type stays in this browser. There is no account, no upload, and no calendar integration, so nothing about your plans reaches your employer, this site, or anyone else. Clearing your browser data clears the tool too.
FAQ
Common questions and answers about this topic.
How do I use it to plan a long break?
Set the range you are planning inside, say how many days you have, and mark the days you already don't work. The tool then lists the continuous stretches your days can complete, each labelled with how many days you must request and how many days away you get. Pick the trade you like and request those dates.
What is the difference between "longest" and "fewest"?
They are two ways of ranking the same options. "Longest" puts the biggest stretch of time away first, even if it spends every day you have. "Fewest" puts the cheapest option first, so you keep days in hand for later. The list itself does not change; only the order does.
I don't know exactly which days are holidays. What do I fill in?
Start with what you are sure of. Tick the weekdays you never work, and the plan already becomes useful. Then add the specific days off you know about one at a time as your company confirms them. Re-running with an extra day added often shifts which dates are worth requesting, so it is worth coming back when the calendar firms up.
Does it fill in public holidays automatically?
No, and that is deliberate. Public holidays differ by country, by region, and often by company, and a built-in table would quietly be wrong for most people using a multilingual tool. Since you type the days in yourself, the same tool works whether your week runs Monday to Friday, includes a rotating shift, or follows a calendar we have never heard of.
How is "take 3 days, get 9 days away" worked out?
The 9 days are one unbroken stretch inside your range, counted from the first day you are away to the last. The 3 days are the working days inside that stretch, which are exactly the days you have to request; everything else in it was already a day off. Each option shown uses a different number of requested days, so you can compare trades rather than take the first suggestion.
Will it tell me how many days off I am entitled to?
No. It never calculates entitlements and gives no legal or HR guidance; the number of days is something you type in. Check your entitlement with your contract, your company's policy, or the rules that apply where you work, then bring that number here to plan how to spend it.