1. Log into your Employment Hero HR platform.
2. Click the Time menu.
3. Click Rostering Management option, under the Rosters header.
4. Ensure you are in Work Site View (this is the default view).
5. Locate the Unavailable / On leave row at the top of the roster.
   
6. Click any + button in the Unavailable / On leave row under your desired date.
7. The Create Leave Request modal will open with the date pre-filled. Fill in the following details:
   • Personal: Select the employee (only employees you have permission to manage will appear)
   • Leave type: Choose the type of leave (Annual Leave, Sick Leave, etc.)
   • From: Start date (pre-filled based on your selection)
   • To: End date
   • Leave duration: Select Half day, Full day, or Multiple days
   • Current allowance: Shows the employee's remaining leave balance for the selected type
   • Comment (Optional): Add any notes or reasons for the leave
   • File Uploads: Attach supporting documents if needed (e.g. medical certificates)
8. Click Approve to create and approve the leave request immediately, or Close to save as draft.
9. Once approved, the leave request will appear in the Unavailable / On leave row with + buttons on either side for additional leave requests.

Note: You can only create leave requests for employees if you have permission to manage both their roster and leave requests.

1. Log into your Employment Hero HR platform.
2. Click the Time menu.
3. Click Rostering Management option, under the Rosters header.
4. Switch to Employee View using the view toggle.
5. Locate the Unavailable / On leave row at the top of the page.
6. Click any + button in the Unavailable / On leave row under your desired date.
7. The Create Leave Request modal will open with the date pre-filled. Fill in the leave details as described above.
8. Click Approve to create the leave request.
9. The leave request will appear in the individual employee's row (not in the shared Unavailable / On leave row).

Note: In Employee View, individual leave requests remain within each employee's own row to maintain focus on the employee's schedule.

If the rostered employee calls in sick, or has to take any leave type as unplanned leave, you can create a leave request for the employee directly from the shift on the roster. See below for instructions.

1. Click the  Time menu.
2. Click the Rostering Management submenu item.
3. Click on the pencil icon on the shift for which the rostered employee is taking unplanned leave.
4. Click the Create leave from shift button.
5. The personnel and shift information will be pre-filled in the leave request modal. Enter the leave type.
6. Decide whether you want to leave the shift as empty, or open for bidding. 
7. Click on Approve. This is automatically approve the leave request. 

1. Log into your Employment Hero HR platform.
2. Click the Time menu.
3. Click Rostering Management option.
4. Navigate to the leave request you want to edit (visible in either Work Site View or Employee View).
5. Hover over the leave request box to reveal the edit (pencil) icon.
   
6. Click the pencil icon to open the Edit Leave Request modal.
7. Update any of the leave details:
   • Leave type
   • Start and end dates
   • Duration (half day, full day, multiple days)
   • Comments
   • Attached documents
8. Click Re-submit for Approval to save your changes.
9. If you have permission to pre-approve leave, the request will update immediately. If approval is required from another manager, the request will remain pending until approved.

Note: The edit icon only appears if you have editing permissions for that leave request.

When a shift is scheduled at the same time as an employee's approved leave, a visual warning appears on the shift to alert you of the conflict.

• Amber indicator: Appears at the bottom of a shift that conflicts with leave
• Tooltip: Hover over the warning icon to see "[Employee] is on leave"
• Multiple warnings: If a shift has other warnings in addition to the leave conflict, the tooltip will show "This shift has multiple warnings. Open to view in shift panel"

Warnings appear for both unpublished and published shifts, helping you identify and resolve scheduling conflicts immediately.

1. In Roster Management, look for shifts with amber warning indicators at the bottom.
2. Hover over the warning icon to see which employee is on leave.
3. Click on the conflicting shift to open its details.
4. You can now:
   • Delete the shift if it's no longer needed
   • Reassign it to another eligible employee
   • Change the shift time to avoid the leave period
   • Edit the leave request if the conflict is an error

To create or edit a leave request for an employee in Roster Management, you must have access to that employee through BOTH permissions:

• Roster Management: Permission to create and manage shifts
• Leave Requests (Leave management): Permission to create and manage leave

The system uses the lowest common denominator between these two permission sets. For example:

• If you can manage rosters for All Employees and leave for [Location], you can only create leave for employees in [Location]
• If you can manage rosters for [Worksite] and leave for All Employees, you can only create leave for employees in [Worksite]

When you create or edit a leave request in Roster Management, the approval process depends on your permissions:

• If you can pre-approve: The leave request is approved immediately and appears in the roster (both in the Unavailable row in Work Site View and in the employee's row in Employee View)
• If you cannot pre-approve: The leave request is submitted for approval and will not appear in Roster Management until it is approved by an authorised manager

Employees can view the status of their pending leave requests in the HR platform or Employment Hero Work app.

• Create leave promptly: Log absences, especially sickness, as soon as possible to avoid scheduling conflicts
• Check for conflicts regularly: Review shifts for amber warning icons to catch scheduling conflicts early
• Use the right view: Use Work Site View when managing by location and Employee View when managing by person
• Attach supporting documents: Include medical certificates or other documentation with leave requests for compliance
• Resolve conflicts before publishing: Fix any shift-leave conflicts before publishing shifts to employees