--- title: How carry forward leave expiration works description: As an admin, you have the option to set the expiration period upon setting up your company’s carry-forward leave policy. Once set, the employees’ carry-forward leave days will expire accordingly and a --- [Skip to content](https://help.swingvy.com/knowledge/how-carry-forward-expiration-works#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Submit a request](https://help.swingvy.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![Swingvy logo.svg](https://help.swingvy.com/hubfs/Frame%20927-3.svg)](https://help.swingvy.com/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Submit a request](https://help.swingvy.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Swingvy website](https://www.swingvy.com/) [Swingvy website](https://www.swingvy.com/) Hello, how can we help you? 😊 - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Here are the situations and examples to show how the carry-forward expiration works: **Situation 1:** Leaves are applied and taken before the expiry date  **Examples:** - Carry forward expiration date: Apr 1, 2024 - Employee requests leave on Apr 5, for Mar 1 ![:point\_right:](https://pf-emoji-service--cdn.us-east-1.prod.public.atl-paas.net/standard/caa27a19-fc09-4452-b2b4-a301552fd69c/64x64/1f449.png) This is NOT taken from ‘Carry forward’ - Employee requests leave on Mar 1, for Apr 5 ![:point\_right:](https://pf-emoji-service--cdn.us-east-1.prod.public.atl-paas.net/standard/caa27a19-fc09-4452-b2b4-a301552fd69c/64x64/1f449.png) This is NOT taken from ‘Carry forward’ - Employee requests leave on Mar 31, for Mar 1 ![:point\_right:](https://pf-emoji-service--cdn.us-east-1.prod.public.atl-paas.net/standard/caa27a19-fc09-4452-b2b4-a301552fd69c/64x64/1f449.png) This is taken from ‘Carry forward’ Additional notes: The platform checks if the leave is requested and if the period/dates of the leave taken are before its expiry date, when it calculates for carry-forward to expire. For example: Leave cycle: Jan 1 2023 - Dec 31 2023 - Employee requests for leaves on 3 - 7 Jun, 2024 (5 days) on 23 Dec 2023  On the next leave cycle: Jan 1 2024 - Dec 31 2024 - Carry forward from 2023: 7 days - Carry forward is available until 30 Jun 2024 - The platform will expire 2 days (7 days - 5 days) of carry forward leave if no other leave applications have been made before 30 Jun  **Situation 2:** Once the carried forward amount has expired, it is not restored even if the Leave manager or approver extends the length of the approved leave **Example:** - Carry forward from 2023: 5 days - Carry forward is available until Mar 31, 2024 - The employee applied for leave for February for 2 days - 3 days expired on Apr 1, 2024 - Even if the Leave manager or approver extends February leave from 2 days to 3 days, the expired amount is still 3 days. **Situation 3:** Once the carried forward amount has expired, the carry forward amount might increase after the Leave manager or approver deletes or shortens the approved leave **Example: ** - Carry forward from 2023: 5 days - Carry forward is available until Mar 31, 2024 - The employee applied for leave for February for 2 days - 3 days expired on Apr 1, 2024 - If the Leave manager or approver deletes the leave, the expired amount will be updated from 3 days to 5 days. **Note:** For leave taken before the carry-forward leaves expiration date, the system will auto-deduct the carried-forward leaves first and then the Annual Leaves. #### Admin/Leave manager can see each individual employee’s carry forward amount and expiry schedule As an admin/leave manager, you can also see the carried forward leave amount and the expiry schedule for each individual employee. ![](https://help.swingvy.com/hubfs/Animation%202-gif.gif)   - [Swingvy introduction](https://help.swingvy.com/knowledge/swingvy-introduction?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Introduction to Swingvy](https://help.swingvy.com/knowledge/swingvy-introduction?hsLang=en#introduction-to-swingvy) - [Get started with Swingvy](https://help.swingvy.com/knowledge/get-started-with-swingvy?hsLang=en#main-content) - 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