Leave Management for Wholesale and Distribution
Your team requests leave through a Telegram bot. It checks the balance, notifies the manager for approval, and updates the leave tracker. No more chasing requests over WhatsApp or patching manual spreadsheets. Built for wholesale and distribution firms in Singapore, with setup from S$5,000 to S$15,000.
What it costs
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Automation setup fee: S$5,000 to S$15,000
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Monthly retainer: S$200 to S$500 per month
What it replaces
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Leave Management replaces leave requests over whatsapp and manual spreadsheets.
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For scale, front desk receptionist salary runs S$2,400 to S$2,800 per month.
Which Singapore rules apply
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PDPA enforcement in practice. Recent PDPC fines on smaller companies run S$3,000 to S$17,500. The 10% of turnover penalty cap applies only above S$10M turnover. The Data Protection Essentials programme subsidises a setup plus one-year retainer offer.
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Do Not Call rules for WhatsApp marketing. The Do Not Call registry covers WhatsApp marketing to Singapore numbers. Consent is required before sending marketing messages on push channels.
Why wholesale and distribution need this
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Chasing overdue invoices
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Recurring bill tracking
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Order management
How it works
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Runs on n8n, Telegram bot, Google Sheets.
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Staff request leave through a Telegram bot. It checks the remaining balance, notifies the manager for approval, and updates the leave tracker.
Questions Singapore owners ask
Can I use a government grant to pay for this?
Usually not, and we will tell you straight. Most custom automation work is not grant subsidised. The Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) only funds pre-approved packaged solutions, and a custom build like this is not one of them. The Enterprise Development Grant (EDG) can fit larger qualifying projects, but only with EnterpriseSG approval, and it rarely fits work at this size. From the second half of 2026 these schemes consolidate into a single EDGE grant. If a project does qualify, we will say so and help you apply. If it does not, we will not pretend otherwise.
Will I pay GST on the project?
It depends on the vendor. A vendor that is not GST-registered adds no GST. A GST-registered vendor adds 9%; a GST-registered client claims that back from IRAS, while a non-registered client absorbs it.
How is pricing structured?
A one-time setup fee plus a monthly retainer. The retainer covers ongoing data pulls, template tweaks, and new conditions as the business changes.