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Checking your leave balance as an employee or logging unavailability for contractors helps you stay informed about your schedule, making it easier to plan your work commitments or upcoming holidays.
Using the 'Get latest leave balance' feature lets employees quickly view their latest leave balance on the Employment Hero platform. Contractors can view and manage their unavailability instantly through the dedicated Unavailability portal.
View unavailability logs as a contractor
View your logged unavailability
Note: Contractors do not accrue leave balances or require manager leave approval. Instead, periods of unavailability are recorded instantly.
- Log in to the Employment Hero platform.
- Click the Time menu.
- Click the Unavailability submenu.
- Review your recorded logs list. This dashboard displays all of your confirmed unavailability periods, including dates, times, and optional notes, with no balance tracking or 'Get latest leave balance' refresh required.
View leave balance as an employee
Get latest leave balance
- Click the Time menu.
- Click the Leave submenu.
- Now you are on the My Leave Requests page, refer to the LEAVE BALANCE section.
- Click Get latest leave balance to refresh the LEAVE BALANCE details and ensure you have received the most recent information.
- Alternatively, click Create Leave Request.
- Now you are on the Request Leave page, refer to the Leave Balance section.
- Click Get latest leave balance to refresh the LEAVE BALANCE details and ensure you have received the most recent information.
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