Apply for leave

You can request leave from the employee portal. Attendex checks your balance and your company's leave rules as you fill in the form, so you know before sending whether the request is valid.

Before you start

• Your company must have set up leave types and balances.
• Check your balance first — see Check your leave balance and history.

Request leave

1. Go to Me → Leave ( open Leave), or use Apply leave in your quick actions.
2. Under Take action, click Request leave.
3. Pick From and To. For a single day, pick the same date twice.
4. Choose the half-day options if you need them:
   • One day: First day = Full day, First half or Second half.
   • Several days: the first day can start with the Second half, and the Last day can end after the First half.
5. Choose the Leave type. Each one shows how many days you have available, or "on demand" for types without a balance.
6. Check the live summary: the number of days counted, your balance after this leave and any warnings (for example weekly offs counted under the sandwich rule).
7. Write a Note for your approver (required for most leave types).
8. Attach a Supporting document if asked — for example a medical certificate for longer sick leave.
9. Optionally pick colleagues under Notify. They are told when the leave is approved.
10. Click Request.

Why a request might be refused

The form explains exactly what is wrong. Common reasons:

• not enough balance (pending requests also reserve balance);
• the leave type needs more notice, or the dates are too far ahead or too far in the past;
• the leave overlaps another pending or approved leave;
• the leave type can't be used during probation or the notice period, or not yet after joining;
• the dates contain no working days;
• payroll for that month is already finalized.

What happens next

• Your manager (and HR) can approve or reject it. You get a notification either way.
• Some leave types don't need approval and are approved straight away.
• Approved leave shows on your attendance as On leave.

Cancel a request

1. On the Leave page, find the request under Pending leave requests or in Leave history.
2. Click Cancel and confirm.

You can cancel a pending request at any time, and an approved one until the day it starts. The days go back to your balance. Once an approved leave has started, ask HR to revoke it.