PEOPLE & OPERATIONS
Leave Buyback
Let employees sell back unused annual leave in a clear and compliant way.
Offer employees the option to sell back unused annual leave at year end or when leaving the business. Rules, limits and payroll updates are handled automatically.
DEEP DIVE· 01
Configurable rules
Set maximum leave days, buy back windows and eligibility rules for different contract types.
- Different policies for different teams.
- Automatic checks against policy limits.
- Payroll updates after approval.
- Clear records for every request.
DEEP DIVE· 02
Employee self serve
Staff can view their available leave balance and submit buy back requests in seconds.
- Built into Document Management with no add-ons needed.
- Configured once, running on its own afterward.
- Full audit trail on every action for UKVI defence.
DEEP DIVE· 03
Payroll integration
Approved buybacks are added to the next payroll cycle automatically.
- No manual payroll calculations needed.
- Approved amounts sync directly with payroll records.
- Clear payment history stored for every employee.
- Reduce payroll errors and manual admin work.
DEEP DIVE· 04
Audit trail
Every request, approval and payout is logged and ready to export.
- Clear records for every action and update.
- Export reports whenever finance or HR needs them.
- Track who approved what and when.
- Support compliance with complete payment history.
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PEOPLE & OPERATIONS
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Offer employees the option to sell back unused annual leave at year end or when leaving the business. Rules, limits and payroll updates are handled automatically, with clear tracking from request to payment.
- UK first, built around UKVI, HMRC and CQC requirements
- Live sync across your full Root HR workspace
- Automated alerts before issues become incidents
- One click audit pack export with evidence ready on demand
SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
Secure. UK-hosted. Audit-defensible.
Compliance Radar is protected by the same bank-
grade security that runs the rest of Root HR.
UK GDPR
ISO 27001
UKVI Compliant
eIDAS Valid
SSO Ready
AES-256 at rest
All data encrypted at rest on UK- hosted infrastructure.
TLS 1.3 in transit
Every request secured end-to-end with modern TLS.
ISO 27001 aligned
Processes aligned with ISO 27001 best practice.
UK GDPR ready
Built for UK data residency and subject rights.
Role-based access
Granular permissions down to individual fields.
Full audit trail
Every action, every change — logged and exportable.
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