Cast HR + Slack

Employee self-service

Create time off requests right in Slack

Employees open the Cast shortcut, choose a leave type, select dates, add a note, and send the request to their approver. HR keeps the process controlled because every request still runs through Cast policy rules, balance checks, manager routing, and notification logic.

Manager approvals

Approve PTO requests in Slack

Managers receive request cards with the employee, dates, leave type, and action buttons, so approvals happen faster and HR spends less time following up manually. Once a manager responds, Cast updates the request status automatically.

Employee updates

Send time off status notifications

Employees get Slack updates when requests are approved or declined, reducing “what happened to my request?” messages and keeping everyone aligned without opening another screen.

Automatic Slack status

Slack status updates itself when someone’s out

When a PTO starts, Cast sets the teammate’s Slack status — 🌴 On vacation, 🤒 Sick leave, ✈️ Business trip — with a return date, then clears it on the day they’re back. Nobody has to remember to update their status, and the rest of the team sees who’s away at a glance.

• ✓ Emoji + return date set the moment leave starts
• ✓ Different emoji per leave type, configurable in Cast
• ✓ Cleared automatically on the return date

Channel digest

A daily #who-is-out post for the whole team

Each morning Cast posts a summary to the channel you pick — usually #who-is-out — listing every teammate on leave today and when they’re back. The team sees absences before standup, so there are no surprise “where is X?” pings and no manual roster-checks for HR.

• ✓ Posts at the time and timezone you configure
• ✓ Covers paid leave, sick leave, and public holidays
• ✓ Mentions teammates so they show in Slack’s people view

Auto-import

Import teammates from your Slack workspace

On first connect, Cast pulls every active Slack member and creates matching Cast profiles in one click. Names, photos, emails, and job titles come along automatically — so HR isn’t typing rosters by hand or fighting a CSV import.

Profile sync

Profile fields stay in sync

When someone updates their photo or display name in Slack, Cast picks it up so your directory and org chart stay current — no manual edits, no stale headshots, no rekeying.