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Leave

Ask for time off, answer requests, and see who is away.

What this page is for

Staff ask for leave here and see the answer. Managers approve or reject requests and see who is away in the coming weeks. People on approved leave get no check-in or check-out tasks.

Who can use it

Ask for leave (by default every staff role). Approve or reject leave (Admin and Operations). Get alerts for new leave requests (Admin).

How to

  1. Under Ask for leave, choose the first and last day off, the type, and add a note if needed. Select Send request.
  2. Follow the answer under Your requests. You get a notification when it is answered.
  3. Cancel a request that is still waiting.
  4. Managers: under Waiting for your answer, add a comment if you like and select Approve or Reject.

Fields and columns

Field Meaning
From, To The first and the last day off, both included.
Type Annual, sick, unpaid or other. The list is editable under Leave types.
Status Waiting for approval, Approved, Rejected, Cancelled.
Answer Who answered, and their comment.

Statuses and automation

Settings that change this page

The Leave types list in master data.

FAQs

How do I change approved leave? Ask a manager. Approved leave can't be cancelled from this page.

Are leave balances tracked? Not yet.

Troubleshooting

Problem What to do
"You already have leave asked for or approved on some of these days" Cancel the waiting request first, or choose other days.
I don't see the requests to answer You need Approve or reject leave.

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