Book an absence: holiday, WFH, TOIL, compassionate - standard work pattern
This section is for employees who work a standard work pattern (a typical Monday to Friday schedule with fixed hours). If you work a non-standard work pattern, refer to Book an Absence - Non-standard Work Pattern.
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You can request leave from Home or My Details.
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The steps in this section are based on creating a holiday absence When an employee or worker is absent from work. This can be for a variety of reasons., but you can use it for any absence type.
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From Home, select Request Leave or on the left-hand side of the navigation bar, select My Details > Absence > Request.
The Request screen displays.
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On the Request screen, complete your holiday details using this table as a guide:
Field Description Date From (Mandatory) Enter the start date of the holiday. Date To (Mandatory) Enter the end date of the holiday. Absence Type (Mandatory) Select the absence type (for example, Holiday) from the dropdown. Absence Reason (Mandatory) Select the absence reason (for example, Authorised Leave) from the dropdown. Comments (optional) Enter additional information about the holiday request. Include Saturday (optional) Select this if you usually work on Saturdays and the holiday includes a Saturday. Include Sunday (optional) Select this if you usually work on Sundays and the holiday includes a Sunday. Half Day Start (optional) Select this if you are booking the morning as a half-day holiday. Half Day End (optional) Select this if you are booking the afternoon as a half-day holiday. Approver The name of the person who needs to approve the request (usually your line manager) displays. Send To The email address of the person who needs to approve the holiday request (usually your line manager) displays.
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Select Send to send your request to your approver.
A confirmation message displays.
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The request shows on your Home page and in the Absence tab as Pending.
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If your request is approved or declined, you receive an email notification.
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