See burnout coming, not after
A team energy score that flags burnout before it lands
Most leave tools only show who booked time off. Absenca also shows who hasn't — surfacing the over-worked, under-rested people a calendar quietly hides.
The people most likely to burn out are usually the ones who never block out the calendar. They skip vacation, work through the dates they did book, and rack up the odd sick day instead of a proper rest. A normal leave tracker shows none of this — it only records the time off people actually take, so the quiet over-workers stay invisible until they hand in their notice.
Absenca's team energy score reads the other side of the data. It looks at how little leave someone has taken, how long it's been since their last real break, whether their balance is piling up unused, and whether short-notice sick days are creeping up — then turns that into a simple per-person and per-team signal, with a nudge to act while it still helps.
Reads under-leave, not just leave
Flags people who've taken little or no time off, have a long gap since their last break, or are sitting on a large unused balance heading into year-end.
A score you can act on
Each person and team gets a simple energy reading rather than a wall of numbers, so a manager can see at a glance who needs a real break.
Nudges at the right moment
Gentle prompts surface for the people running low — a reminder to book time off, or a heads-up to their manager — before it tips into burnout or a resignation.
Backed by absence patterns
Pairs the energy view with Bradford Factor scoring, so frequent short-notice absences — often an early burnout signal — show up too.
What the energy score actually looks at
The score is built from the leave data you already have: how much of their entitlement someone has used, how long since their last break of a real length, how much balance is sitting unused, and any rise in short, unplanned sick days. A person who hasn't taken a full day off in months, with a fortnight of vacation still on the clock, reads very differently from someone who paces their leave through the year.
It's a directional signal, not a diagnosis. Absenca can't see workload outside of leave, and it doesn't pretend to — the score is there to start a conversation with the right person at the right time, not to label anyone.
Built for managers who can't watch everyone
In a busy team, the person heading for burnout is rarely the one who complains. The energy view does the noticing for you: it rolls up to a team-level reading so a manager or location-admin can spot a department running hot, and drills down to the individuals driving it.
Because it lives inside the same tool people already use to book leave, acting on it is one step — nudge someone to take the time they've earned, or approve the break they've been putting off.
A genuine reason to take leave seriously
Unused leave isn't a saving — it's a liability that shows up as exhausted people and end-of-year scrambles. Surfacing it early is the difference between a planned week off in spring and a sudden, stressed exit in autumn. That's why the energy score is one of the features teams point to as the reason they moved off a spreadsheet.
And it costs nothing extra to try: it's part of the same product that's free for up to 15 people, then a flat $0.75 per user per month.
Why teams choose Absenca
- Flags under-leave and long gaps since a real break
- Per-person and per-team energy reading at a glance
- Nudges people (and managers) to book time off in time
- Bradford Factor scoring for short-notice absence patterns
- Free for up to 15 people, then $0.75/user/month
Frequently asked questions
- What is a team energy or burnout score?
- It's a simple signal that reads your leave data the other way round — looking at how little time off people have taken, how long since their last break, and unused balances — to surface who may be over-worked and under-rested, so you can act before it becomes burnout.
- How does Absenca calculate it?
- From leave data you already have: proportion of entitlement used, time since the last real break, unused balance, and any rise in short-notice sick days. It's a directional signal to prompt a conversation, not a clinical or performance measure.
- Can it see workload outside of leave?
- No, and it doesn't claim to. Absenca tracks leave and absence, not hours worked or timesheets, so the energy score is based purely on time-off patterns and is meant to start a conversation, not replace one.
- Does it nudge people automatically?
- Yes — for people running low on rest, Absenca can surface a prompt to book time off, and flag it to their manager, so the people who never block the calendar don't get overlooked.
- Is the energy score free?
- Yes — it's part of the product, which is free for up to 15 people, then a flat $0.75 per user per month.