Adding a new absence type to manager options when entering a new absence record.

When we set up a new absence type this isn't in the list of options available to managers when they are creating a new absence record for an employee. Currently to have a new absence type added to the manager's options would require the consultancy team to implement changes and would come at a cost. Could it be made easier for any new absence types to be easily added or automatically made accessible to the manger's options as a standard function?