Creating a leave request
An employee can request a leave when they want to take days off.
Reference
A parameter can be enabled so the employees cannot request a leave if their request overlaps another leave request. To enable or disable this parameter, see Setting up leave requests.
| 1 | Form the desired counter depending on the leave type, click on + Request. |
A leave request form opens.
| 2 | In the form, specify the following fields: |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Counter | The counter allows you to select the leave request category: paid leave, maternity leave or other. |
| Requested on | Today's date is automatically specified and cannot be modified. |
| For | Automatically specify the name of the employee who makes the request. This field cannot be modified. |
| Starts |
Check either the morning or the afternoon to indicate whether the leave period will start at the beginning or at the middle of the day. Those options are hidden if the input term of the leave type is Day. |
| Period |
Click on the If you want to take only one day off, specify the same start and end date for the leave period. If you want to take multiple days in a row, fill in the first and last days of the desired leave period. Examples I want to take a day off on December 9. Therefore, I will define a period from 12-09 to 12-09. I want to take the whole week off from March 11 to 15. Therefore, I will define a period from 03-11 to 03-15. |
| No. of days |
The number of leave days is automatically calculated taking into account the specified period and other parameters such as national holidays, part-time work, days not worked in the model week (included or not), etc. If needed, manually specify the number of days. If the leave type is an Increment, the number of rights estimated on the start date of the requested leave is displayed, as well as the number of remaining days to take before the validity end date of the counter. |
| Comment | Specify a comment to give more details about the leave request. The comment is not required to end the leave request. |
icon on the field to open the selection dates tool for the leave period.| 3 | Click on Save. |
The leave request is created. The days taken can be seen in the leave counter. The leave request can be seen in Leave requests menu. An email is sent to the employee's line manager.
