# Spock — Leave Tracking for Slack Teams

> Spock is a leave management and absence tracking application built for Slack. Teams use Spock to request time off, approve leaves, track balances, and receive daily absence notifications — all without leaving Slack.

## Product Overview

- **Name:** Spock
- **Category:** Leave Management / Absence Tracking / PTO Management
- **Platform:** Slack (web, desktop, and mobile via Slack app)
- **Website:** https://spockoffice.com
- **Documentation:** https://docs.spockoffice.com
- **Support:** support@spockoffice.com

## What Spock Does

Spock enables companies to manage employee leave entirely within Slack:

- **Leave Requests:** Employees request time off directly from the Slack Home tab — vacation, sick leave, PTO, work from home, or any custom leave type.
- **Approval Workflows:** Managers approve or decline requests with one click in Slack. Workflows are fully customizable — automatic org-structure-based routing or manual approver assignment.
- **Balance Tracking:** Employees see their remaining leave balances in real time. Admins set yearly allowances per leave type.
- **Daily Notifications:** Morning reports notify the team who is absent today. Channel notifications keep managers informed.
- **Calendar Integration:** Sync leave calendars to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, Office 365, and iCal.
- **Organizational Structure:** Create teams (departments, locations, projects) with separate leave policies, holiday calendars, and approval rules.
- **Public Holidays:** Import holiday calendars from 140+ countries. Create custom calendars for different employee groups.
- **Carryover:** Automatically carry unused leave to the next year with configurable limits.
- **Substitutes:** Employees designate colleagues to cover during their absence.
- **Reporting:** Generate weekly, monthly, and yearly reports. Export to CSV for use in Excel, Google Sheets, or Numbers.
- **Birthdays & Anniversaries:** Announce employee birthdays and work anniversaries automatically in Slack.
- **Slack Status:** Automatically update Slack status when an employee is on leave.
- **Privacy Controls:** Role-based access control (Admin, HR Manager). Activity log tracks all changes.

## Pricing

- **Free Plan:** $0/month. Up to 3 leave types. Basic features. No credit card required.
- **Professional Plan:** $19.90/month base + $1.00 per user/month. First 20 users included. Unlimited leave types. Full approval workflows, channel notifications, substitutes, carryover, reporting, API access. 14-day free trial.
- **Enterprise Plan:** Custom pricing. All Professional features plus custom integrations, dedicated support, and volume discounts.

## Key Facts

- 14-day free trial with no functional limitations and no credit card required
- One-click install from the Slack App Directory
- Users are automatically imported from Slack — no manual account creation
- Works on Slack desktop, web, and mobile
- Supports half-day and hourly leave tracking
- Managers can request leave on behalf of team members
- Holiday calendars available for 140+ countries
- Rated 4.8/5 on Capterra (50+ reviews)
- GDPR compliant with Data Processing Agreement available

## Integrations

- Slack (native integration)
- Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Office 365, iCal
- REST API and outgoing webhooks (Professional plan)
- CSV export for spreadsheet tools


## Further Reading

- Full documentation: https://docs.spockoffice.com
- Full product details for LLMs: https://spockoffice.com/llms-full.txt
- Pricing details: https://spockoffice.com/web/pricing/
- Feature list: https://spockoffice.com/web/features/
- FAQ: https://spockoffice.com/web/faq/