Submit and edit leave and view Leave Calendar as an employee

Available for the following HR plans: Standard, Premium, Platinum 
Available for the following User Access levels: Employee, Manager, Admin

As an employee, it is crucial that you can request leave as easily and efficiently as possible. Doing so ensures that you, your manager, and your colleagues have full visibility of both your work schedule and any dates you plan to have off.

This article explains how to use the Leave feature and its leave calendar, which lets you submit leave requests and view their statuses and overall submission history.

You can sync your leave requests with your calendar automatically. To do this, see this article.

Manage leave

Submit a leave request
Note: The total hours taken for each day will depend on the employment settings that your company has set. Part-time employees will need to check the auto-populated value for each day to make sure their leave request displays their correct hours.
  1. Click the  Time menu.
  2. Under Leave, click the Leave submenu.
  3. Click the Create Leave Request button.
    screenshot of the my leave requests screen, with a highlight on the create leave request button
  4. Complete the following fields:
    • Leave category
    • From
    • To

    Tip: You can apply for future leave and see your accrued leave balance even if you have not accrued enough leave. The platform will accommodate the request as projected leave, but it does not consider pending leave requests in this calculation.
  5. Click the Submit button.

    Note: Employees can now submit half-day leave requests, in addition to full-day and multiple-day leave requests. The hours taken will be 50% of their standard work hours.

    screenshot of the request leave page, with a highlight on the submit button
View my leave balance
  1. Click the  Time menu.
  2. Under Leave, click the Leave submenu.
  3. Click the Create Leave Request button.
    screenshot of the my leave requests screen, with a highlight on the create leave request button
  4. Click the Get latest leave balance button.
    screenshot of the request leave page, with a highlight on the get latest leave balance button
View my leave request

Important

The ability to view a leave request is only available if the payroll platform has processed the leave request within a pay run and imported the pay slips into the HR platform. Use the   symbol to see the payroll status of the leave request. You can read more about the symbol in Definitions: Symbols in Further information.

  1. Click the  Time menu.
  2. Under Leave, click the Leave submenu.
  3. Click the Filter button.
  4. Filter your search based on:
    • Date Range
    • Leave Category
    • Status
  5. Click the Search button.
    screenshot of the my leave requests page, with a highlight on the filter and search buttons
  6. Click the Actions dropdown button.
  7. Click the View button.
    screenshot of the my leave requests page, with a highlight on the actions and view buttons

    You can now view the details of your leave request.

screenshot of the leave request modal
View my leave calendar

For users with access, the leave calendar is viewable to everyone in their organisation. You can use it to search for and view both your own and your colleagues' approved and pending leave.

Note: The calendar will only be visible to you as an employee if your employer has enabled it in their custom security settings.

  1. Click the  Time menu.
  2. Under Leave, click the Leave submenu.
  3. Scroll down to the bottom of the My Leave Requests page to view the leave calendar section.
  4. Use the search and filter options to customise the leave calendar display.
  5. Refer to the displayed individual(s) and their leave details in the calendar.

    Note: The leave calendar protects everyone’s privacy by displaying only their pending and approved leave dates. Personal details, such as the reason for the leave, are not shown.

    screenshot of Leave Management page, highlighting leave calendar and its search buttons and filters

Edit data

Edit my leave request

Note: We recommend that you check with your employer before deleting any leave requests that they have already processed in a pay period. If the Actions button is not visible, this means you are unable to delete your leave request and will need to consult your employer for further assistance.

  1. Click the  Time menu.
  2. Under Leave, click the Leave submenu.
  3. Click the Actions dropdown button.
  4. Click the Edit button.
    screenshot of the my leave requests page, with a highlight on the actions and edit buttons
  5. Make the required changes.
  6. Click the Submit button.
    screenshot of the request leave page, with a highlight on the submit button

Remove data

Delete my leave request

Note: We recommend that you check with your employer before deleting any leave requests that they have already processed in a pay period. If the Actions button is not visible, this means you are unable to delete your leave request and will need to consult your employer for further assistance.

  1. Click the  Time menu.
  2. Under Leave, click the Leave submenu.
  3. Click the Actions dropdown button.
  4. Click the Delete button.
    screenshot of the my leave requests page, with a highlight on the actions and delete buttons
  5. Click the Delete button.
    screenshot of the delete confirmation pop up, with a highlight on the delete button

Further information

Definitions: Leave status
Pending Your leave is waiting on your manager to approve.
Approved Your manager has approved your leave.
Partially approved One of the two required managers has approved a two-level leave request.
Declined Your manager has rejected your leave request.
Definitions: Clock symbols
Created at Provides a timestamp of the leave request creation date.
Synced at Provides a timestamp of when the leave request tried to sync with Employment Hero Payroll.
Sync successful States whether the synchronisation of the leave request between Employment Hero and Employment Hero Payroll has been successful.
Edited at Provides a timestamp of the last edit done to the leave request after a previous Employment Hero Payroll synchronisation attempt.
Definitions: Symbols
Icon.  Name.  Description. 
  Blue clock  Used for pending or declined leave requests that have not synchronised with Employment Hero Payroll. 
  Green clock  Used for approved leave requests that have synchronised with Employment Hero Payroll. 
  Red clock  Used for approved leave requests that have not synchronised with Employment Hero Payroll. 
  Orange clock  Used for pending, approved, or declined leave requests that have had changes made to them after being synchronised with Employment Hero Payroll. 
  Aeroplane You can use the Aeroplane symbol to see if a leave request includes public holidays. The Aeroplane symbol will only show next to approved leave requests. 
  Message  This means the employee has left a note regarding this leave request. 
  Download  This means the employee has attached a file to this leave request. 
  Exclamation  Used to alert an Admin that the employee has entered leave hours for a public holiday. 

Frequently asked questions

Can I apply for leave if I do not have a positive leave balance?
You can still apply for future leave even if you have not accrued enough leave. The platform will accommodate the request as projected leave, but it does not consider pending leave requests in this calculation.
Why can I not see a leave type I am meant to have?
It is best to check this with your employer. Employers, depending on the payroll connection type, can hide certain leave types. If you believe this is a mistake, let your employer know.
Why is my Outlook calendar displaying the wrong leave dates?

There is an occasional issue where external calendar invites in Microsoft Outlook show the wrong date, meaning it is inconsistent with the leave submitted in your HR platform.

Click on and open the calendar invite often corrects the date display in Outlook.

This issue is due to how Outlook handles .ics calendar invites. As this is an Outlook-specific issue, we recommend contacting Outlook support directly if further assistance is required.

Why can I not view all my leave balances?
It is best to check this with your employer. Employers, depending on the payroll connection type, can hide certain leave balances. If you believe this is a mistake, let your employer know.

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