Moving Singapore leave management from spreadsheets to a leave system
Plan a controlled migration from spreadsheet balances to policy-aware leave records without treating historical formulas as automatically correct.
Reviewed: 21 September 2026
Start with policy, not spreadsheet columns
Before migrating balances, document leave types, eligibility rules, entitlement rules, carry-forward treatment, working schedules, public-holiday calendars, approval relationships, join dates, and termination dates. Compare statutory-sensitive rules against current official guidance.
Reconcile opening balances
Treat imported balances as data requiring reconciliation. Keep an audit trail of the source date and adjustments, test representative employees, and confirm edge cases such as mid-year joiners and part-time schedules before relying on the new system.
Separate configuration from legal interpretation
LeaveMaestro provides configurable policy and workflow capabilities. The migration exercise should be owned by the organisation's HR/policy stakeholders, with legal or professional advice sought where needed.