Introduction

The objectives for this module are: Allow employees of the organization to apply for their leave online, reducing paperwork Allow approvals by superiors and global approval to take place through a workflow Provide real time report monitoring for both employees and managers Provide a large number of useful reports

Minimum Requirements
A server, which could be a Unix, Linux or Windows machine (even Windows XP!) You must have a network (ideally) Each user must have a browser installed (preferably Firefox 3 and above) The Apache web server with PHP & MySQL (Freely available in the XAMPP software)

Ease of use
This system is built with ease of use as a goal

Instantly check who's on leave

Everyone in your company can instantly check who's on leave.

Comprehensive leave application tasks supported

The following tasks are supported: Application of leave by staff Approval/rejection of leave by manager and global approver (e.g. HR)

Leave Categories
LAMS supports all and any number of leave types. You can even create your custom leave types. You could create leave such as: Annual Leave Child Care Leave

Compassionate Leaves Day off Examination Leave Hospitalization Leave Marriage Leave Maternity Leave Medical/Sick Leave No Pay Leave Paternity Leave

You can even define your own leave types easily. Each leave type has the following properties: Leave type name Paid or no pay leave Need or no need credit to apply Maximum days per year

Other features
Supports half day applications Supports public holidays (in the HR module) Customization of leave quantities for weekends (0.5 days for sat 1.0 for sun etc) Unlimited departments or users