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Send employee leave alerts from Google Sheets via Slack and Gmail

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Created by: Rahul Joshi || rahul08
Rahul Joshi

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Last update 8 months ago

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šŸ“Š Description

Automate employee leave tracking and communication with structured notifications and reminders šŸ“…šŸ“£. This workflow checks a centralized Google Sheet daily to detect when leave periods start or end. When leave begins, it notifies your HR Slack channel and reminds the employee to update their availability. When leave ends, it sends a return notification and follow-up reminder. All actions are reflected back in Google Sheets to maintain a single source of truth.
Ideal for growing teams that want a simple, reliable way to manage leave visibility without manual follow-ups or status tracking.

What This Template Does

šŸŒ Runs automatically on a daily schedule
šŸ“„ Reads employee leave data from Google Sheets
šŸ§® Validates and evaluates leave start and end dates
šŸ”€ Routes employees into activation or reset flows
šŸ“£ Sends Slack notifications to the HR or admin channel
šŸ“§ Sends reminder emails to employees at the right time
šŸ“Š Updates leave status in Google Sheets to prevent duplicates
šŸ” Processes employees sequentially for reliable execution

Key Benefits

āœ… Eliminates manual leave tracking
āœ… Improves visibility for HR and leadership
āœ… Ensures employees receive timely reminders
āœ… Prevents duplicate notifications using status flags
āœ… Keeps Google Sheets updated as the single source of truth
āœ… Scales easily as your team grows

Features

  • Daily scheduled leave check
  • Google Sheets as centralized leave database
  • Smart activation and reset logic
  • Slack channel notifications
  • Automated employee reminder emails
  • Status tracking with idempotent processing
  • Sequential execution to avoid API rate limits
  • Configurable Slack channel settings

Requirements

  • Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials
  • Slack OAuth2 credentials
  • Gmail OAuth2 credentials
  • Google Sheet with the following columns:
  • Employee Email, Name, Start Date, End Date, Status, Last Updated

Target Audience

šŸ¢ HR and People Operations teams
šŸš€ Growing startups managing distributed teams
šŸ“Š Operations teams needing structured leave tracking
šŸ¤– Automation builders creating internal workflow systems